Report on police watchhouses in Queensland : August 1996.

Brisbane : Queensland Criminal Justice Commission, 1996.

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Queensland Criminal Justice Commission publication.

Police -- Queensland.

1. Introduction

Part A. Overcrowding and lengthy stays in watchhouses:

2. The extent of overcrowding in police watchhouses

3. Length of stay by prisoners in watchhouses

4. Legal and policy considerations

5. Strategies for reducing overcrowding in the prison system

Part B. Conditions in watchhouses:

6. Provision of health and medical services in watchhouses

7. Conditions in police watchhouses

8. Conditions for staff in police watchhouses

References

Appendices.

Spine title: Queensland Criminal Justice Commission publications.

072427118X

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