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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Procedures and Problems in Conducting a Psychological Autopsy

Thomas J. Young

Criminal Justice Department, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621, USA

The psychological autopsy is an investigative technique used by behavioral scientists in cases of equivocal death. Data is gathered from interviews, documents, and other materials to determine the mode of death: natural, accident, suicide, or homicide. This paper examines procedures and problems in conducting a psychological autopsy and offers a case study as illustration.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 36, No. 1, 43-52 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9203600105
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