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A Different Sort of Doctor: The Police Surgeon in England and Wales
Author(s) -
Bradshaw Yvonne,
Savage Stephen P.,
Moon Graham,
Kelly Kathleen
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1995.tb00458.x
Subject(s) - civil liberties , criminal justice , falling (accident) , service (business) , political science , law , legal advice , criminology , sociology , politics , medicine , business , psychiatry , marketing
Police surgeons occupy a neglected and potentially influential role in the criminal justice system, falling between medical and legal functions. This article considers the implications of this role which operates at the interface of two major areas of social policy concern. Drawing evidence from a unique survey of police surgeons in England and Wales, it considers specifically, the professional background of police surgeons, the administration and management of the police surgeon service, surgeons' attitudes to aspects of their professional practice and the impact of this role on civil liberties. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the possibilities for the reform of the police surgeon service.