Stop and Search Flashcards
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PACE S1
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police have the right to detain and search people and vehicles in public places have reasonable grounds for suspecting the person stopped (or vehicle) has stolen goods, offensive weapons or prohibited articled
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PACE 1984
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Police and criminal evidence act
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Reasonable suspicion means:
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Strong suspicion
Sound factual basis
Could be evaluated by an objective third person
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S.O.A.P items are
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Stolen goods
Offensive weapons
Articles for- theft, cheat, burglary, criminal damage, certain fireworks
Pointed or bladed items
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Paragraph 2.2 of Code A
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Reasonable suspicion can never be supported on the basis of personal factors alone. Age Colour Hair style Manner of dress Previous convictions
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PACE S2 and 3 safeguards
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The office must give name, station, grounds for the search
