Locational characteristics of the increasing number of forensic autopsy cases in Kyoto, Japan
Locational characteristics of the increasing number of forensic autopsy cases in Kyoto, Japan
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日本京都法医尸检案件数量增加的地点特征
DOI：
10.1258/msl.2011.011056
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发表时间：
2012
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H. Ikegaya
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作者：
S. McLean;Hiroko Nanba;H. Ikegaya
在日本，法律没有规定非正常死亡的定义。然而，最近的一项法律判决将非自然死亡定义为所有死亡，不包括自然死亡和疾病死亡。法律上，非正常死亡必须向警方报告。如果报告的死亡被警察认为是可疑的，则需要进行法医解剖。在过去的10年里，日本和京都的尸体解剖数量和尸体解剖率都有所增加。利用2008年至2010年在日本京都收集的221例尸检病例的数据，分析了发现尸检病例的地点的特征，以确定尸检数量增加的原因。研究发现，包括人际交往数量和社会经济因素在内的因素可能有助于解释统计上显著的相关性。
In Japan, the definition of unnatural death is not prescribed in law. However, a legal judgment recently defined unnatural death as all deaths, excluding natural deaths and deaths from diseases. Legally, unnatural deaths must be reported to the police. In the case of a reported death being considered as suspicious by the police, a forensic autopsy is required. The number of autopsies and the autopsy rate in Japan and Kyoto has increased over the last 10 years. Using data collected from 221 autopsy cases between 2008 and 2010 in Kyoto, Japan, the characteristics of locations where autopsy cases were discovered were analysed to identify reasons for the increase in autopsy numbers. It was found that factors including amount of human interaction and socioeconomic factors may help to explain the statistically significant correlations found.