Police shootings against civilians in Portugal: Contextual, forensic medical and judicial characterization

The aim of this study was to analyse the circumstances, the forensic assessment and the legal assessment of police shootings of civilians, according to the severity of the victim's injuries. Sixty-nine cases tried in Portuguese criminal courts were analysed. Of the 32 cases that resulted in dea...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, E (author)
Other Authors: Faria, P (author), Santos, A (author), Fraga, S (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114703
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/114703