1 - Police Flashcards
When an alleged offence is reported, or otherwise comes to the attention of the police, the police may investigate it…
They may carry out searches
Question members of the public
Arrest suspects in the pursuit of their investigations
If they believe they have sufficient evidence to put a suspect on trial they may charge an arrested suspect with the offense
At this point, the prosecution is taken over by the Crown Prosecution Service
Police Statistics…
124,066 police officers in 43 police forces on 31st March 2016
In addition, the British Transport Police 2,968 police officers and 296 police officers were seconded to central service
The number of police officers in the 43 forces decreased by 3,126 or 2.5% compared with a year earlier, continuing the decreasing trend seen since 2010
