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‘The Silence’: Examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody

Macdonald, Stephen J, Peacock, Donna, Cosgrove, Faye and Podd, Wendy (2020) ‘The Silence’: Examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody. Disability & Society. ISSN 0968-7599

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Abstract

Abstract: The role of the Appropriate Adult was established to protect the rights of suspects considered ‘vulnerable’ due to a number of miscarriages of justice during the 1970s. Appropriate Adult services are now a legal requirement in England and Wales for detained adults with mental health issues, learning disabilities or difficulties who have been detained in police custody. The aim of this project was to evaluate the extent and involvement of disabled adults who are or have been in police custody. The study concludes by suggesting the application of a social model approach within police custody, to meet the needs of service users and to avoid any miscarriages of justice.

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Depositing User: Stephen Macdonald

Identifiers

Item ID: 11434
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1712190
ISSN: 0968-7599
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/11434
Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/096875...

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Stephen J Macdonald: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-9535
ORCID for Donna Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7814-4811
ORCID for Wendy Podd: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-5463

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Date Deposited: 08 Jan 2020 12:46
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2025 16:12

Contributors

Author: Stephen J Macdonald ORCID iD
Author: Donna Peacock ORCID iD
Author: Wendy Podd ORCID iD
Author: Faye Cosgrove
Author: Stephen Macdonald
Author: Donna Peacock
Author: Faye Cosgrove
Author: Wendy Podd

University Divisions


Faculty of Education, Society and Creative Industries > School of Social Sciences and Law
Research centres/institutes > CASS Centre for Applied Social Sciences
Faculty of Education, Society and Creative Industries

Subjects

Social Sciences > Criminology
Social Sciences

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