Datasets / Deaths in custody study


Deaths in custody study

Published By Independent Police Complaints Commission

Issued about 10 years ago

GB
final

Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a set of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

The research used completed investigations to gather data on all 333 deaths which occurred between 1998/99 and 2008/09. The study looks at trends in the incidents, and examines a range of themes – the use of restraint, mental health and suicide, alcohol and drugs, risk assessment and medical provision, and investigation and investigations outcomes.