A letter in NAPO News (March 1994) raised the issue of the appropriateness of requests to probation officers to act as the 'appropriate adult' in police interviews with detained persons. Mark Drakeford of Swansea University Department of Applied Social Studies offers a brief guide to the legal framework and the scope for effective practice, in the light of recent research evidence of the need for improved performance and the likelihood of greater probation participation in this role.
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