Custody assistant
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A Custody Assistant is a non-warranted officer of a police force who assists police officers and custody officers in processing people who have been arrested and detained in a police custody suite. The custody assistant also has responsibilities relating to the care and welfare of the detained person.
The duties of a custody assistant (or known as a Detention Officer) commonly include:
- Searching, or assisting in searching arrested persons,
- Performing regular scheduled checks on detained persons in cells,
- Taking photographs, DNA samples and fingerprints of the detained person,
- Assisting custody officers with general admin and the running of the suite,
- Providing meals to those detained.
