‘The silence’: examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody

Stephen J. Macdonald; Donna Peacock; Faye Cosgrove; Wendy Podd

doi:10.1080/09687599.2020.1712190

‘The silence’: examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody

Stephen J. Macdonald, Donna Peacock, Faye Cosgrove, Wendy Podd

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-37
Number of pages	19
Journal	Disability and Society
Volume	36
Issue number	1
Early online date	20 Jan 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1712190
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 20 Jan 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

appropriate adult schemes
police custody
mental health issues
learning disabilities or difficulties
miscarriages of justice
disability studies

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