Children in Police Custody - Adversity and Adversariality Behind Closed Doors

Drawing on the first comprehensive study in England and Wales to review the police custody process from the perspective of children, Bevan traces the child's journey from arrest, through detention and interview, to release or remand. A rights-based approach is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the protection under the present legal framework.

List of contents

• 1: Bringing Child Suspects into the Light


• 2: The Early Stages - Adversity and Adversariality in Collision


• 3: The Child as Legal Actor - Understanding and Exercising Rights


• 4: Making Good the Imbalance? Examining the Appropriate Adult Role


• 5: In the Cell - The Process is the Punishment


• 6: In the Cell - The Process is the Punishment


• 7: Conclusion - Rethinking the Use of Police Custody for Children


• Appendix A: Schedule of Young Participants


• Appendix B: Schedule of Police Station Observations

About the author

Dr Miranda Bevan is a lecturer in law at Goldsmiths, University of London. Before joining Goldsmiths, she was an ESRC-funded Post-Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics, where she was awarded her PhD in 2019 and completed a MSc in Criminal Justice Policy in 2013. Called to the Bar in 2000 she practised as a criminal barrister until 2012 at the Chambers of Jonathan Laidlaw QC, 2 Hare Court. She spent two years at the Law Commission as the lawyer with responsibility for the Unfitness to Plead Project (Law Com No.364) and has also worked for the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Summary

Drawing on the first comprehensive study in England and Wales to review the police custody process from the perspective of children, Bevan traces the child's journey from arrest, through detention and interview, to release or remand. A rights-based approach is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the protection under the present legal framework.

Additional text

This book makes for a engaging and thought-provoking read for both scholars and practicioners as it offers a useful glimpse into the police custody process for children.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Miranda (Lecturer in Law Bevan, Lecturer in Law Miranda (Goldsmiths Univers Bevan, Miranda Bevan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.01.2024
• EAN: 9780192855497
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285549-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; England, Wales, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Police & security services, Child welfare, Age groups: children, Child welfare and youth services, Juvenile offenders, Police and security services, Police law & police procedures, Relating to childhood, Police law and police procedures