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Police powers to stop and search

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  1. 1What sets out the police powers?
    1. ASection 1 PACE 1984
    2. BSOCPA
    3. CPolice and Criminal Powers Act PACE (1984)
  2. 2What is the purpose of stop and search?
    1. ATo give more power to the police
    2. BSo that police officers can check out any suspicions instead of arresting and taking to station.
    3. CTo give more rights to citizens.
  3. 3What is meant by "public place"?
    1. Astreets, car parks and even gardens if suspected person does not live at that address.
    2. BAnywhere. i.e. houses, streets.
    3. Conly in busy places i.e. town centers
  4. 4What does CODE A give guidance on and stress?
    1. AIt just gives police simple instructions on stop and search and stresses power.
    2. BIt give guidance and stresses that powers to stop and search MUST be used fairly.
    3. CIt doesn't give guidance or stress anything.
  5. 5"reasonable grounds for suspecting" gives very wide powers. What do the codes of practice do to be used as safeguards?
    1. AA,stop and search powers; B, powers to search premises and seize property. C, to deal with detention, treatment and questioning. D, Rules for identification procedures. E, on tape recording interviews. F on videoing interviews. G, on powers of arrest. H, on detention, treatment and questioning of those arrested under s41 Terrorism Act 2000
    2. BThere are no codes of practise
    3. CCOdes A- H just state powers of stop and search
  6. 6Are there any other safeguards?
    1. AYes
    2. BNo
    3. CYes. Officers must give name and station; Officer must give reason for search; if outside can only request outer clothing to be removed; officer MUST make a written report straight after; if want to remove further clothing it must be out of public view.
  7. 7What are the other powers to stop and search?
    1. AMisuse of Drugs Act 1971. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Terrorism Act 2000. Voluntary searches.
    2. Bthere are no other powers
    3. Conly the CJPOA
  8. 8What are the problems with stop and search powers?
    1. AThere are no problems with it.
    2. BSince PACE stop and searches have increased a significant amount. Also stats show black people are 6 times more likely to be stopped and searched.
    3. CEverything as it gives too much power to police.
  9. 9What is the balance of interest factor?
    1. ALondon bombing of July 2005. A man avoided detection by leaving the city dressed in a burka.
    2. Blots of past cases prove that ethnic minorities offend more.
    3. Cthere are less numbers in the ethnic minority population
  10. 10Does stop and search always lead to arrest?
    1. ANO
    2. BYES
    3. CBefore 1999, 10% of stop and searches lead to arrest. However 90% (900,000) people were unnecessarily stopped each year.

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