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Vulnerable Suspects and Arrest and Investigative Processes
This chapter considers how Australian laws recognise and deal with the vulnerabilities of particular groups of suspects in encounters with the police during criminal investigations. The focus of this chapter is on juvenile suspects, Indigenous suspects and suspects with mental disorders or cognitive impairments. While this focus is narrower than the widely accepted definition of vulnerable people in the criminal justice context, it is chosen because these groups are significantly overrepresented in criminal justice statistics.
History
Publication title
Policing VulnerabilityEditors
I Bartkowiak-Théron and NL AsquithPagination
214-230ISBN
978-186287-897-6Department/School
Faculty of LawPublisher
The Federation PressPlace of publication
Leichhardt, NSWExtent
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Copyright 2012 The Federation PressRepository Status
- Restricted