u/ShouldvebeenaPCSO

Afternoon all,

Bit of a rant / looking for some advice on dealing with difficult legal reps in custody.

I’ve been a PC on response for just over 2 years now, and in that time I’ve come across my fair share of rude, obstructive, and generally difficult legal advisers, both in custody and during interviews.

There are definitely some I have a great working relationship with, and others… not so much. I appreciate they’re just doing their job, same as us, but some really seem to go out of their way to make things unnecessarily difficult.

I’d like to think I’ve got fairly thick skin, and not much gets to me, but jobsworth legal reps seem to be my kryptonite.

One thing we’re not really taught is how to properly deal with this kind of behaviour, especially when it comes to knowing your powers, challenging them appropriately, and not letting them take over the interview.

Whether it’s constant interruptions, patronising comments, belittling, or just outright rudeness. How do you deal with it in a way that’s PACE-compliant, while still maintaining control and keeping things on track?

Cheers in advance.

Afternoon all,

Bit of a rant / looking for some advice on dealing with difficult legal reps in custody.

I’ve been a PC on response for just over 2 years now, and in that time I’ve come across my fair share of rude, obstructive, and generally difficult legal advisers—both in custody and during interviews.

There are definitely some I have a great working relationship with, and others… not so much. I appreciate they’re just doing their job, same as us, but some really seem to go out of their way to make things unnecessarily difficult.

I’d like to think I’ve got fairly thick skin, and not much gets to me—but jobsworth legal reps seem to be my kryptonite.

One thing we’re not really taught is how to properly deal with this kind of behaviour, especially when it comes to knowing your powers, challenging them appropriately, and not letting them take over the interview.

Whether it’s constant interruptions, patronising comments, belittling, or just outright rudeness—how do you deal with it in a way that’s PACE-compliant, while still maintaining control and keeping things on track?

Cheers in advance.