@article{ref1,
title="Police custody deaths in Mauritius",
journal="Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture",
year="2005",
author="Agnihotri, A.K. and Gangadin, S.K.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="25-30",
abstract="People in police custody are more likely to die prematurely, especially from violent causes. This article presents data of a total of 28 police custody deaths in Mauritius from 1991 to April 2002. Twenty-two deaths were caused by suicide, three by natural causes, two by alcohol/drugs and one by unknown cause. Hanging was the most com-mon means of committing suicide. Items of cloth-ing were the most commonly used objects. Based on the findings, several measures for the prevention of deaths in police custody are discussed. © 2005, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1018-8185",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}