Suicide In Jails
The United States is plagued by a countless number of social dilemmas.
Although not in constant public scrutiny, suicide is a serious problem which has
seemed to have lost importance. When suicide is coupled with arrest and
incarceration it becomes an increasingly complex situation. In fact, research
indicates that the jail suicide rate ranges from 2.5 to 13 times greater than
the rate of the general population (Winkler 1992). Motivation, prediction, and
prevention of suicidal behavior are grossly unclear, which only adds to the
already existing complexity. Many factors in ....
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