Deaths in Police custody – lessons from a ten-year review

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Deaths in Police custody – lessons from a ten-year review

30 June 2012

Improvements in Police policies and practices have been reflected in better care of people in Police custody, as measured by the incidence of deaths of detainees studied in an independent review.

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