Vulnerability in Police Custody: Police Decision-Making and the Appropriate Adult Safeguard

by Roxanna Dehaghani

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 implement or not the appropriate adult safeguard. The book's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367662426
• ISBN13: 9780367662424
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages