Investigating suspected suicides: New Zealand coroners' experiences

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Investigating suspected suicides: New Zealand coroners' experiences

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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To understand how suspected suicides are investigated in New Zealand we conducted a thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with coroners. Coroners identified the inquisitorial nature of the coronial system and coroners' wide powers of jurisdiction as key strengths of the system. Important influences in key areas of coronial decision making in cases of suspected suicides included; the need for more evidence - especially to determine intent, and family factors, including therapeutic jurisprud...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

Thesis level

Article

Date created

2022-02-07

Creator

Jenkin, Gabrielle / Canty, Justin / Ernst, Samantha / Collings, Sunny

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/22193

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Biomedical Social Sciences / Psychology / Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Social Issues / Social Sciences / Social Sciences, Biomedical

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