Deaths in Custody: State and Local Law Enforcement Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2006...

Deaths in Custody: State and Local Law Enforcement Arrest-Related Deaths,
2003-2006 - Statistical Tables Released

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WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Deaths in Custody: Arrest-Related
Deaths, 2003-2006 - Statistical Tables on the BJS website. The tables present
findings from the law enforcement collection of the Deaths in Custody
Reporting Program (DCRP), a national resource of information collected on
arrest-related deaths. The report provides counts of all arrest-related deaths
reported by state authorities in more than 40 states, spanning a four-year
period (2003-2006). It reports on all manners of death during an arrest,
including homicides (both those by officers and other persons), suicides,
alcohol or drug intoxication deaths, accidental injuries, and fatal medical
problems, as well as characteristics of the deceased and circumstances of the
fatal events.

TITLE: Deaths in Custody: State and Local Law Enforcement Arrest-Related
Deaths, 2003-2006 - Statistical Tables

AUTHOR: Christopher Mumola and Margaret Noonan

WHERE: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dcrp/lawenfindex.htm, live at 4 p.m. today.

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