Regulating Police Detention
Author | : John Kendall |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2018-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781447343516 |
ISBN-13 | : 1447343514 |
Rating | : 4/5 (514 Downloads) |
Download or read book Regulating Police Detention written by John Kendall and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Custody visitors are volunteers who make unannounced visits to police custody blocks to check on the welfare of detainees. However, there is a fundamental power imbalance between the police and these visitors. This timely book offers detailed proposals for radically reforming custody visiting to make it an effective regulator of police behaviour.