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Police services can function as a sword and a shield in residential care facilities, in the sense they can be used for the benefit of the resident, or as a mechanism of control over residents and families.
In some cases, health authorities have used adult guardianship law to obtain a Justice of the Peace Warrant to prevent family from removing a resident from the care facility. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|1]])Issues related to the use of police by operators to control <span class="noglossary">access </span> to the resident are described in the Chapter 4 “Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care”.
'''Police investigations:''' Police sometimes seek information from staff at the care facility about a resident or family member. Staff may erroneously believe they can simply share resident information with police inquiries.