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 core arguments are addressed within three parts. Part I
examines how vulnerability is constructed philosophically and
practically, firstly within the broader literature, thereafter at
common law and in statute, and finally by police custody officers.
Part 2 discusses how vulnerability is identified and how decisions
are made in response to vulnerability. Part 3 critically assesses
the theoretical understandings of police decision-making and
criminal justice. Here it is argued that current theories on police
decision-making hold explanatory power yet have significant
shortcomings in relation to vulnerability and the appropriate adult
safeguard. The book thus presents new theoretical insights and, on
the basis of these insights, asserts that the current regime of
regulation must be reconsidered, while police compliance may only
be ensured if vulnerability is radically reconceptualised.
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