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

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Ezequiel
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Paula
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Agostinho
dc.contributor.authorFraga, Sílvia
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-15T12:21:42Z
dc.date.available2018-10-15T12:21:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe 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 death, 16 were on the public thoroughfare and 13 were in the victim's vehicle or in third-party vehicles. The majority of the lethal cases occurred when the region of the body hit was the thorax/abdomen. The firearm most frequently used was a semi-automatic 9 mm pistol. In cases resulting in death police officers involved were convicted whilst those involved in non-lethal cases were acquitted. The results of this study can be taken into account by Portuguese authorities for the implementation of policies that will allow the restriction of firearms use by police officers to situations of imminent danger of death or serious injury and that will make it possible to avoid shooting at fleeing civilians.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, E., Faria, P. R., Santos, A., Fraga, S. (2015). Police shootings against civilians in Portugal: Contextual, forensic medical and judicial characterization. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 33, 50-55pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jflm.2015.04.008pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid84928950937
dc.identifier.eissn1532-2009
dc.identifier.issn1752-928X
dc.identifier.pmid26048497
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25771
dc.identifier.wos000355681900011
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectForensic medicinept_PT
dc.subjectLegal medicinept_PT
dc.subjectGunshot woundspt_PT
dc.subjectLethal forcept_PT
dc.subjectPolicept_PT
dc.subjectJudicial sentencept_PT
dc.titlePolice shootings against civilians in Portugal: contextual, forensic medical and judicial characterizationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F97015%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage55pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage50pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume33pt_PT
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person.familyNameMaciel Rodrigues
person.familyNameRibeiro de Faria
person.familyNameSantos
person.familyNameFraga
person.givenNameEzequiel Agostinho
person.givenNameMaria Paula
person.givenNameAgostinho
person.givenNameSílvia
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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