BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:'Let's get it over with': Early findings on the factors affecting 
 detainees' access to custodial legal advice - Layla Skinns
DTSTART:20071106T131500Z
DTEND:20071106T140000Z
UID:TALK7887@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:T.S. Thompson
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar I explore why detainees in police custody decl
 ine free and\nindependent legal advice when it is offered to them on arriv
 al at the police\nstation. To do this\, I draw on three kinds of data (par
 ticipant-observation\,\ninterviews and custody records) collected in a pre
 dominantly privatised\npolice custody area in the South-East of England. D
 etainees' decisions to\ndecline legal advice were shaped by their percepti
 ons of it (e.g. how long\nthey would have to wait to consult with a solici
 tor). These perceptions were\nin turn affected by the practices of solicit
 ors (e.g. only attending the\npolice station immediately prior to detainee
 s' interviews) and the practices\nof police and private security staff (e.
 g. their use of informal\nconversations and negative stereotypes about sol
 icitors).  To conclude I\nexamine the implications of the research for pol
 ice-solicitor relationships\,\nthe privatisation of the police custody pro
 cess and importantly detainees'\naccess to justice.
LOCATION:Entertaining Room\, Darwin College
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR