POLICE POWERS OF ARREST UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● when the police an individual..
Answer: this can class as a form of detention
●● being detained whilst under..
Answer: arrest will not breach article 5 if the rules under PACE and the
police codes of practice are followed
●● an arrest by the police..
Answer: can be deemed as a lawful deprivation of liberty under article
5(1)c and justified
●● justified if...
Answer: the police reasonably suspect that the person has committed a
crime and that they need to bring the individual to court
the police think it's necessary to stop the individual from committing a
crime or fleeing after committing one
●● sec 24(1) pace 1984
, Answer: the police can arrest without a warrant during before or after a
crime if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person
involved is committing the crime
●● sec 24(2)
Answer: the police can arrest without a warrant if they have reasonable
grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed and there are
reasonable grounds for suspecting that the individual is guilty of
committing it
●● sec 24(3)
Answer: if an actual offence has been committed, an officer can arrest
ANYONE who is guilty of the offence
●● sec 24(5)
Answer: the officer must have reasonable grounds for believe ing the
arrest is necessary to achieve one or more following
●● what are the following
Answer: ID the suspect
ID the suspects address
prevent injury to the suspect of others or damange to optometry
protect a child of vulernable persons.
allow prompt and effective investigation of the offence
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● when the police an individual..
Answer: this can class as a form of detention
●● being detained whilst under..
Answer: arrest will not breach article 5 if the rules under PACE and the
police codes of practice are followed
●● an arrest by the police..
Answer: can be deemed as a lawful deprivation of liberty under article
5(1)c and justified
●● justified if...
Answer: the police reasonably suspect that the person has committed a
crime and that they need to bring the individual to court
the police think it's necessary to stop the individual from committing a
crime or fleeing after committing one
●● sec 24(1) pace 1984
, Answer: the police can arrest without a warrant during before or after a
crime if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person
involved is committing the crime
●● sec 24(2)
Answer: the police can arrest without a warrant if they have reasonable
grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed and there are
reasonable grounds for suspecting that the individual is guilty of
committing it
●● sec 24(3)
Answer: if an actual offence has been committed, an officer can arrest
ANYONE who is guilty of the offence
●● sec 24(5)
Answer: the officer must have reasonable grounds for believe ing the
arrest is necessary to achieve one or more following
●● what are the following
Answer: ID the suspect
ID the suspects address
prevent injury to the suspect of others or damange to optometry
protect a child of vulernable persons.
allow prompt and effective investigation of the offence
