Suicide Investigation (IN: Modern Legal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Forensic Science, ed. by W.J. Curran ; A.L. McGarry ; C.S. Petty)

Practical information is provided for law enforcement & medicolegal officers investigating suspicious deaths. Includes physical & psychological signs of suicide as well as phases of suicide crisis. Guidelines are given for examining the victim & the death scene, acquiring background information on the victim & family, understanding lethality scales and the grief process, & dealing with & assessing the family. HA