PACE- Stop and Search
What does PACE stand for and what year the act was introduced? - correct answer ✔✔Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
What does PACE do? - correct answer ✔✔Sets out police powers such as the right to stop, search, arrest,
interview and take samples from suspects. Set out with eight codes of practice
What does section 1 of PACE give right to? - correct answer ✔✔Gives the police the right to stop and search people and vehicles in a public place
Define a public place - correct answer ✔✔Can be a street, car park or even someone's garden if the police officer has a good enough reason for believing that the person does not live at the adress
What must a police officer have in order to stop and search? - correct answer ✔✔Reasonable grounds/suspicion for suspecting the person is in possession of stolen goods or prohibited articles. Including items such as weapons (knives and sharp objects) and articles for use in connection with a burglary, theft or criminal damage
If a police officer stops and searches without this it is unlawful... - correct answer ✔✔PACE states that the police officer must give his name and station and reason for search otherwise search is unlawful
What are the two cases where the police officers did not state their name or station? - correct answer ✔✔Osman v DPP Michaels
What else must the police officer do straight after the search - correct answer ✔✔Write a written report ASAP after the search otherwise search could be unlawful
What can the police request the suspect to remove in public? - correct answer ✔✔JOG (jacket, gloves, outer coat)
What does PACE stand for and what year the act was introduced? - correct answer ✔✔Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
What does PACE do? - correct answer ✔✔Sets out police powers such as the right to stop, search, arrest,
interview and take samples from suspects. Set out with eight codes of practice
What does section 1 of PACE give right to? - correct answer ✔✔Gives the police the right to stop and search people and vehicles in a public place
Define a public place - correct answer ✔✔Can be a street, car park or even someone's garden if the police officer has a good enough reason for believing that the person does not live at the adress
What must a police officer have in order to stop and search? - correct answer ✔✔Reasonable grounds/suspicion for suspecting the person is in possession of stolen goods or prohibited articles. Including items such as weapons (knives and sharp objects) and articles for use in connection with a burglary, theft or criminal damage
If a police officer stops and searches without this it is unlawful... - correct answer ✔✔PACE states that the police officer must give his name and station and reason for search otherwise search is unlawful
What are the two cases where the police officers did not state their name or station? - correct answer ✔✔Osman v DPP Michaels
What else must the police officer do straight after the search - correct answer ✔✔Write a written report ASAP after the search otherwise search could be unlawful
What can the police request the suspect to remove in public? - correct answer ✔✔JOG (jacket, gloves, outer coat)
