Custody officers, Code C and constructing vulnerability: implications for policy and practice

Dehaghani, Roxanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-9433 2017. Custody officers, Code C and constructing vulnerability: implications for policy and practice. Policing 11 (1) , pp. 74-86. 10.1093/police/paw024

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Abstract

This article addresses one of the issues with Code C to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984—how vulnerability is defined for the purposes of implementing the appropriate adult safeguard. The article draws upon qualitative data (observation of and semi-structured interviews with custody officers) to assess how custody officers define vulnerability. It illustrates why custody officers may experience difficulty in identifying vulnerability, drawing upon a problem that I have previously identified. Yet, it goes further than previous discussion by also offering suggestions for policymakers and practitioners.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Law
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	1752-4512
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 January 2018
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 18:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105732

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