Article 5 - Stop and Search A01 Flashcards
1
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legislation
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s.1 PACE 1984 → supplemented by Code A
2
Q
Police have power to stop a person or a vehicle in a
A
Public Place
3
Q
Reasonable grounds must be that a person is in possession of:
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- stolen goods
- prohibited articles
- drugs → Misuse of Drugs Act
- firearms → Firearms Act
4
Q
reasonable suspicion must be based on: (3 things)
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- intelligence → CCTV, witness statements etc
- information → person in the area matching description etc
- behaviour → acting suspicious etc
5
Q
Fishing expeditions
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Unlawful
6
Q
Police officer must give:
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- reason why they are being stopped and searched
- officer’s name, number and station
- show ID (if not in uniform)
7
Q
police must write a record of the search including:
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- date
- time
- place
- ethnicity/identity
- outcome
- injury or damage
8
Q
clothing items that can be removed without making the suspect move to a nearby place out of view:
A
- coat
- jacket
- gloves
9
Q
other relevant statues
A
s.60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act
s.44 Terrorism Act
