1st Edition
Vulnerability in Police Custody Police decision-making and the appropriate adult safeguard
By Roxanna Dehaghani
Copyright 2019
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a nuanced and timely contribution to the question of vulnerability in police custody. It addresses the implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard in respect of adult suspects and explores police decision-making in this context. Drawing on empirical research carried out in England, the work takes a socio-legal approach to examine how and why police custody officers... Read more
1. The (Vulnerable) Suspect in the Criminal Process 2. Police Powers and Procedures: ‘Safeguarding’ The (Vulnerable) Suspect 3. Police Custody: Getting Inside, Being Inside, Getting Onside, and Being Onside 4. Constructing Vulnerability – The Concept 5. Constructing Vulnerability – Pace, Code C and the Courts 6. Constructing Vulnerability – The Custody Officer Approach 7. Identifying Vulnerability in Police Custody 8. Implementing the Appropriate Adult Safeguard 9. Comprehending the Custody Officer Approach 10. Reconceptualising Vulnerability?
Biography
Dr Roxanna Dehaghani is a Lecturer in Law at Cardiff School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
