Abstract：
:This study uses statistical techniques to evaluate reports on suicide scenes; it utilizes 80 reports from different locations in Brazil, randomly collected from both federal and state jurisdictions. We aimed to assess a heterogeneous group of cases in order to obtain an overall perspective of the problem. We evaluated variables regarding the characteristics of the crime scene, such as the detected traces (blood, instruments and clothes) that were found and we addressed the methodology employed by the experts. A qualitative approach using basic statistics revealed a wide distribution as to how the issue was addressed in the documents. We examined a quantitative approach involving an empirical equation and we used multivariate procedures to validate the quantitative methodology proposed for this empirical equation. The methodology successfully identified the main differences in the information presented in the reports, showing that there is no standardized method of analyzing evidences.
journal_name
J Forensic Leg Medjournal_title
Journal of forensic and legal medicineauthors
Bruni AT,Velho JA,Ferreira AS,Tasso MJ,Ferrari RS,Yoshida RL,Dias MS,Leite VBdoi
10.1016/j.jflm.2014.06.004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-08-01 00:00:00pages
29-38eissn
1752-928Xissn
1878-7487pii
S1752-928X(14)00117-6journal_volume
26pub_type
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