In addition to collecting data on those who have died in custody, the Bureau of Justice Statistics also tracks all deaths related to arrest.
[13][14] The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics collects data regarding both the cause of death, as well as medical and criminal records of those that die in police custody (restricted to those in federal prison and local jails).
[16] There are differences in methodology used to obtain these statistics, as some jurisdictions include deaths during attempted arrests, while others do not.
Other research has focused on specific states, such as Maryland and the rate of death by identity (gender, race, age).
[17] Based on some findings, African-American males appear to be over-represented as victims of sudden custody deaths.
It contains provisions that classify and define both prisoners of war (as well as civilians and the wounded or infirm) and the manner in which they are to be treated.
[23] These ratified documents are the base of US international custody law and can be seen to be misapplied in some of the proceeding cases.