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Care of Detainees

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Doctors may be asked by the police to assess the fitness of adults and juveniles who are arrested in connection with an offense, are detained by immigration, require a place of safety (children and the mentally ill), or are remanded or sentenced (convicted) prisoners. A person in police custody is referred to as a detainee in this chapter. Detainees may have to be interviewed regarding their involvement in an offense and possibly further detained overnight for court; guidance may therefore have to be given to the custodians regarding their care.

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    Guy Norfolk MB ChB, LLM, MRCGP, DMJ (Consultant Forensic Physician and General Practitioner)

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    Margaret M. Stark LLM, MB BS, DGM, DMJ, DAB (Honorary Senior Lecturer)

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Norfolk, G., Stark, M.M. (2005). Care of Detainees. In: Stark, M.M. (eds) Clinical Forensic Medicine. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-913-3:205

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