A Jail Suicide: Knowledge of Risk But Adequate Preventive Measures
Author: Fred Cohen .
Source: Volume 18, Number 05, January/February 2017 , pp.79-79(1)
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Abstract:
This is an interesting custodial suicide case because it does not turn on the question of knowledge of the risk of suicide. The real question is: Just how emergent or imminent did Thomas (jail intake) believe the risk to be and were her preventive actions commensurate with the degree and imminence actually perceived?Keywords: Hyatt v. Thomas, 2016 WL 6832945
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