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Death In Custody Case Study

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1. What are the main causes of death in custody? You can include statistics and data that you find along with case studies.
A death in custody is a death of a person in the custody, of the police, prison service, or other authorities. Death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect, racism and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths.

2. When death in custody occurs what are the required procedures and investigations that are required to occur:
When a death and custody occurs the required procedure would be to
1. “autopsy” Examine the body including x-rays and examination of internal organs
2. “Inquest” investigating how the death could have occurred. Step by step looking for evidence.
3. “Inquest hearing” …show more content…

Deaths and custody are occurring more than ever before and they are normally indigenous Australians.

Julika dhu 22 died on August 4 after complaining of feeling unwell while being held in police custody and south Hedland police station.

She was in custody because she owed approximately $1000 in unpaid fines.
Ms Dhu revealed to the ABC news team they were never told about their daughter being unwell even though they called up the police station to ask about her.

Details later emerged that confirmed that Ms Dhu was either already dead, or close to death, when she arrived at the hospital on August 4.

A letter was sent to Miss Dhu’s family that she had arrived at the hospital “unconscious and not breathing”. She was then taken immediately to the resuscitation area, but resuscitation ended “after almost an hour of intense effort”.

She later died in custody‘s .

Mr Barrnet said that there would be an investigation into Miss Dhu’s death.

Mr Barrnet also said he would rally to try and reduce the numbers of aboriginal death in custody with the ministers of

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