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- Title
Police: Duty of Care to Victims and Witnesses.
- Authors
Smith, Graham
- Abstract
This article presents information on the case of Brooks v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, in Great Britain. After suffering an attack by a gang of racists and the murder of his friend, Stephen Lawrence, on April 22, 1993, Duwayne Brooks suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder due to police treatment. In the opinion of the court, although it was desirable that police officers should treat victims and witnesses properly and with respect, it would be going too far to convert such ethical values into general legal duties of care. The prime function of the police is the preservation of peace and the police must concentrate on preventing the commission of crime, protecting life and property, apprehending criminals and preserving evidence.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); LEGAL judgments; POLICE misconduct -- Law &; legislation; BROOKS, Duwayne; POST-traumatic stress disorder
- Publication
Journal of Criminal Law, 2005, Vol 69, Issue 4, p318
- ISSN
0022-0183
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1350/jcla.2005.69.4.318