Roxanna Dehaghani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5579447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roxanna Dehaghani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roxanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Dehaghani |
| SIGNATURE | DEHAGHANI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cardiff University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7400-9433 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating the right to a fair trial for vulnerable suspects pretrial
Pretrial criminal processes can prove challenging for suspects with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. In recognition of this, the European Court of Human Rights has emphasized the importance of individualized assessments of vulnerability under Article 6. Yet, recent Strasbourg jurisprudence reveals a juridical willingness to define vulnerability narrowly with significant implications. This article analyses this jurisprudence to excavate…
A multi-disciplinary analysis of adult practice reviews
Purpose The purpose of this study is to read across 20 adult practice reviews (APRs) undertaken in Wales to identify cross-cutting themes. Design/methodology/approach The method was for each APR to be read and independently coded by four researchers from differing disciplines of criminology, law and social work. Findings Five overarching themes were identified of (safeguarding, capacity and duty to report; commissioning and inspection; transition…
Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System
This book is concerned with the vulnerability of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings and the extent to which the vulnerable accused can effectively participate in the criminal process. Commencing with an exploration of how vulnerability is defined and identified, the collection examines and analyses how vulnerability manifests and is addressed at the police station and in court, addressing both child and adult accused persons. Leading…
Guilty Plea Decisions
When a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge against them their conviction may be justified on the basis of autonomy rather than accuracy. In this context, autonomy can make the difference between a legitimate conviction and the breach of fundamental rights. However, autonomy in this context is not clearly defined. This article argues, based on philosophical conceptions of autonomy and empirical realities, that true autonomy is an ideal ra…
The crisis in legally aided criminal defence in Wales
This paper explores the impact of cuts and continued fee stagnation on publicly funded criminal defence in England and Wales. In so doing, we take an explicit focus on Wales, which has been neglected in socio-legal scholarship on criminal justice matters. Drawing on 20 interviews with criminal defence lawyers in south Wales, we examine how they have experienced the changes to criminal legal aid in recent years. The lawyers in this study largely c…
Interrogating Vulnerability
This article considers the definition of the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to the suspect in police detention and more specifically in relation to the appropriate adult safeguard. Using Fineman’s vulnerability theory, this article argues that all suspects are ‘vulnerable’ and, rather, attention should be focussed on how resilience is depleted, reduced or removed. In doing so, it points towards the limitations of the focus of the current legisl…
Vulnerability in Police Custody
This book provides a nuanced and timely contribution to the question of vulnerability in police custody. It addresses the implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard in respect of adult suspects and explores police decision-making in this context. Drawing on empirical research carried out in England, the work takes a socio-legal approach to examine how and why police custody officers implement or not the appropriate adult safeguard. The boo…
Making connections
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to “read across” a sample of domestic homicide reviews (DHRs), mental health homicide reviews (MHHRs) and adult practice reviews (APR) to identify the cross-cutting themes. Design/methodology/approach The study involved a qualitative comparative analysis of 20 Welsh reviews: 10 DHRs, 6 APRs and 4 MHHRs. Each review was triple coded by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers (representing criminology, social w…
The rise and fall of the right of silence
In The Rise and Fall of the Right of Silence, Quirk provides the first comprehensive, empirically grounded account of the demise of the right of silence. Focusing on the Criminal Justice and Public
Vulnerable adults and the law
Vulnerable by law (but not by nature)’
This paper, drawing upon qualitative data produced through interviews with custody officers (COs) at two custody suites in England, examines how the vulnerability of children and young people is conceptualised generally, within the criminal process, and then, more specifically, in police custody. It uses the appropriate adult (AA) safeguard under Code C to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as the point of reference and explores, firstly, …
Interrogating Vulnerability
This article considers the definition of the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to the suspect in police detention and more specifically in relation to the appropriate adult safeguard. Using Fineman’s vulnerability theory, this article argues that all suspects are ‘vulnerable’ and, rather, attention should be focussed on how resilience is depleted, reduced or removed. In doing so, it points towards the limitations of the focus of the current legisl…
Making connections
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to “read across” a sample of domestic homicide reviews (DHRs), mental health homicide reviews (MHHRs) and adult practice reviews (APR) to identify the cross-cutting themes. Design/methodology/approach The study involved a qualitative comparative analysis of 20 Welsh reviews: 10 DHRs, 6 APRs and 4 MHHRs. Each review was triple coded by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers (representing criminology, social w…
Vulnerable by law (but not by nature)’
This paper, drawing upon qualitative data produced through interviews with custody officers (COs) at two custody suites in England, examines how the vulnerability of children and young people is conceptualised generally, within the criminal process, and then, more specifically, in police custody. It uses the appropriate adult (AA) safeguard under Code C to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as the point of reference and explores, firstly, …
The rise and fall of the right of silence
In The Rise and Fall of the Right of Silence, Quirk provides the first comprehensive, empirically grounded account of the demise of the right of silence. Focusing on the Criminal Justice and Public
Vulnerable adults and the law
Vulnerability in Police Custody
This book provides a nuanced and timely contribution to the question of vulnerability in police custody. It addresses the implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard in respect of adult suspects and explores police decision-making in this context. Drawing on empirical research carried out in England, the work takes a socio-legal approach to examine how and why police custody officers implement or not the appropriate adult safeguard. The boo…
Making connections
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to “read across” a sample of domestic homicide reviews (DHRs), mental health homicide reviews (MHHRs) and adult practice reviews (APR) to identify the cross-cutting themes. Design/methodology/approach The study involved a qualitative comparative analysis of 20 Welsh reviews: 10 DHRs, 6 APRs and 4 MHHRs. Each review was triple coded by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers (representing criminology, social w…
Interrogating Vulnerability
This article considers the definition of the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to the suspect in police detention and more specifically in relation to the appropriate adult safeguard. Using Fineman’s vulnerability theory, this article argues that all suspects are ‘vulnerable’ and, rather, attention should be focussed on how resilience is depleted, reduced or removed. In doing so, it points towards the limitations of the focus of the current legisl…
The crisis in legally aided criminal defence in Wales
This paper explores the impact of cuts and continued fee stagnation on publicly funded criminal defence in England and Wales. In so doing, we take an explicit focus on Wales, which has been neglected in socio-legal scholarship on criminal justice matters. Drawing on 20 interviews with criminal defence lawyers in south Wales, we examine how they have experienced the changes to criminal legal aid in recent years. The lawyers in this study largely c…
Guilty Plea Decisions
When a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge against them their conviction may be justified on the basis of autonomy rather than accuracy. In this context, autonomy can make the difference between a legitimate conviction and the breach of fundamental rights. However, autonomy in this context is not clearly defined. This article argues, based on philosophical conceptions of autonomy and empirical realities, that true autonomy is an ideal ra…
Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System
This book is concerned with the vulnerability of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings and the extent to which the vulnerable accused can effectively participate in the criminal process. Commencing with an exploration of how vulnerability is defined and identified, the collection examines and analyses how vulnerability manifests and is addressed at the police station and in court, addressing both child and adult accused persons. Leading…
Navigating the right to a fair trial for vulnerable suspects pretrial
Pretrial criminal processes can prove challenging for suspects with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. In recognition of this, the European Court of Human Rights has emphasized the importance of individualized assessments of vulnerability under Article 6. Yet, recent Strasbourg jurisprudence reveals a juridical willingness to define vulnerability narrowly with significant implications. This article analyses this jurisprudence to excavate…
A multi-disciplinary analysis of adult practice reviews
Purpose The purpose of this study is to read across 20 adult practice reviews (APRs) undertaken in Wales to identify cross-cutting themes. Design/methodology/approach The method was for each APR to be read and independently coded by four researchers from differing disciplines of criminology, law and social work. Findings Five overarching themes were identified of (safeguarding, capacity and duty to report; commissioning and inspection; transition…
Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer security (4 works) · Criminal justice (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works)