Fair Treatment of Persons in Police Custody / edited by Ralf Alleweldt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alleweldt, Ralf, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

International criminal law.

Criminal law.

Criminology.

Psychology.

Human Rights.

International Criminal Law.

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

Crime Control and Security.

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Human Rights.

International Criminal Law.

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

Crime Control and Security.

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book analyses and evaluates the international efforts to ensure the fair and human treatment of persons in police custody. Respecting the dignity of all detained persons, and in particular preventing torture, is a key issue of international human rights protection. The authors explore various approaches to tackle this issue, including the introduction of investigative, non-coercive interviewing techniques as well as the implementation of fundamental safeguards such as the access to a lawyer and a doctor. Supported by case studies, they describe the special role of national preventive mechanisms and the efforts to improve the treatment of detainees in the context of capacity building activities. Police components of international peace missions face special legal and practical human rights challenges. Authors also ask how the positive potentials and strengths within police organisations could be mobilised for realising human rights, and, last but not least, they seek to assess the prospects of how fair treatment of persons in police custody may be ensured in the future effectively.

Contents:

Fair Treatment of Persons in Police Custody: an Introduction

Ensuring Fair Treatment of Persons in Police Custody: Theory and Reality

Fundamental Safeguards against Ill-Treatment: Good Practices and Challenges

The Practical Challenge of Respecting Fundamental Safeguards During the G20 Summit in Hamburg

Investigative Interviewing – a Change of Mindset

The Coercion and Counselling Approaches to Interrogation of High Value Detainees: Perspectives from the UK

Appreciative Inquiry: Mobilising Potentials and Strengths Within Police Organizations to Realize Human Rights

Torture in Police Custody and the Effectiveness of Preventive Measures: The Role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)

The National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Georgia: Experiences, Success Stories, Challenges

A Systemic Approach to Building Capacity for the Prevention of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment While in Police Custody

International Peace Missions and the Prevention of Ill-Treatment: Legal Aspects of UN Policing and Detention

International Peace Missions and the Prevention of Ill-Treatment: Practical Challenges and Proposed New Approaches

"Strategies for Ensuring Fair Treatment of Persons in Police Custody: Past, Present and Future"

Protecting Human Rights in Police Custody: Findings and Proposals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-031-61737-1