Arrest Flashcards
What are the necessities for an arrest?
IDCOPPLAN
Whats the I?
Investigation
To allow prompt and effective investigation of the offence or of the conduct of the person in question
What is the D?
Disappearance
To prevent any prosecution for the offence from being hindered by the disappearance of the person in question
What is the C?
Child
To protect a child or other vulnerable person from the relevant person
What is the O?
Obstruction
To prevent the relevant person causing an unlawful obstruction of the highway
What is the (1) P?
Physical Injury
To prevent the relevant person causing physical injury to himself or any other person or Prevent him suffering physical injury
What is the (2) P?
Public Decency
To prevent the relevant person committing an offence against public decency
What is the L A N
LOSS = To prevent the relevant person causing loss of, or damage to property
Address = To enable the address of the relevant person to be ascertained
Name = Name To enable the name of the relevant person to be ascertained
In what ways can a person be brought before the courts?
The four ways are:
• By Postal Charge Requisition
• By summons
• By arrest on warrant
• By arrest without a warrant
What is a summons?
A summons orders a person to attend court and in some cases, it is used as an
alternative to arrest. A summons does not necessarily indicate that an individual has
committed an offence - they may not be accused or suspected of an offence, or the
offence may only be minor.
The Power to Arrest is given to officers by?
S24 PACE and is governed by Code G
of the Codes of Practice
Grounds?
To ‘know’ something is to be certain (10/10)
To ‘believe’ something is a stronger and more concrete conclusion (7/10)
To ‘suspect’ something is to think that it is probably true, although you are not
certain (3/10)
Mnemonic for grounds?
B - Behaviour
A - Actions
I - Intelligence
T - Time & Place
Definition of Section 24 PACE 1984?
A constable may arrest without a warrant
(a) Anyone who is about to commit an offence
(b) Anyone who is in the act of committing an offence
(c) Has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be about to commit an offence
(d) Has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing an offence
Sec 30(7) P.A.C.E.1984?
‘A person arrested by a constable at a place other
than a police station shall be released without bail
if a constable is satisfied at the time before the
person reaches a police station that there are no
grounds for keeping him or her under arrest
releasing him/her on bail. The constable must
record the fact that this has happened’
