police powers Flashcards
what does PACE stand for
police and criminal evidence act 1984
s.1 pace
officers can stop an individual or vehicle on RS that a person is carrying stolen items or prohibited articles
SOCPA
serious organised crime and police act
s.1(2) what items warrant
stolen property, offensive weapons,fireworks
s.1(3)
any article made or adapted for use in connections with theft,burglary,criminal damages
how must a search be conducted according to code A
fairly respectfully,responsibly
officers must have R.S according to code A what must they rely on
Fast intelligent information behaviour
FIIB
according to S.2(2)(B) what is not diffident grounds for suspicion
race religion appearance or previous convictions
how must RS be judged according to what case
objectively castorina
what are the two cases where the SS was illegal as police didn’t give names and stations and had preconditions
R v Bristol
Osman v DPP
GOWISLEY S.2(2)3
grounds, objective,warrant, suspicion,entitlement, legislation,you
what must officers give according to s.2
names stations grounds and objective
s2(a) jog
jacket outergarment and gloves can be removed otherwise needs to be searched in station by an officer of the same sex
s.3
written record
s.60 CJPOA
criminal justice public order act
the right to ss in a defined area for a specific time 48hrs if it’s necessary to prevent violence there is no need for R.S
Roberts
on a bus had no OD so police wanted to search no weapon found held for a max of 3 minutes-restriction
gillan
journalist stopped and asked for ID threatened to be arrested was a deprivation ECHR not impressed
how many ss v how many arrests
526,024 and 66000 arrests
how much more likely are people from black backgrounds likely ti be stopped
6.2 x
s.24 PACE
police can arrest where they have RS an offence has been will be is being committed and that it’s necessary
s.24(5)
arrest is necessary in order to advance the investigation, protect vulnerable people, address
s.28 pace
for the arrest to be lawful suspect must be informed given grounds and cautioned
in Richardson v cc of west midlands
he voluntarily went to police station with solicitor was arrested unlawful no reason he wouldn’t cooperate
how must they be told they’re arrested
why
language
promptly
