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Police Powers: Powers of Arrest
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1What does section 24 of PACE cover?
- AArrest with a warrant.
- BArrest without a warrant.
2Which section of which act changed s24 PACE?
- AS110 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- BS60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- CS110 Criminal Justice 2003
3What does s24 PACE say?
- APolice may arrest a person where an offence:
-has/may have been committed
-is/may be being committed
-is about to be committed - BPolice may arrest a person where an offence:
-has/may have been committed
-is/may be being committed - CPolice must have a warrant to arrest people
- APolice may arrest a person where an offence:
4The police also need reasonable suspicion for an arrest under s24 PACE
- ATrue
- BFalse
5The necessity test puts limits on when an arrest is necessary. Which of the following is NOT an occasion where it would be necessary to arrest someone?
- ATo ascertain the person's name and address.
- BTo take a photo of the person
- CTo prevent the person causing physical injury to self or others.
- DPrevent the person disappearing which would hinder the prosecution.
6Which Code of PACE covers arrest under s24 PACE?
- ACode G
- BCode A
- CCode C
7What does the code for arrest under s24 PACE explain?
- AGuidelines for arrests without a warrant
- BGuidelines of police uniforms
- CA compilation of cases where a person was arrested without a warrant.
8Section 28 PACE states that a person being arrested must be told the grounds for their arrest. Code G says that this must be in clear, non-technical terms.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9What information must the police have to apply for a warrant to arrest a person?
- AName
- BAddress
- CReason
- DPhone number
- EPicture/ ID
- FDriving licence
10Which section of which act allows the police to apply for a warrant to arrest a person?
- As1 Magistrates' Court Act 1980
- Bs1-7 Magistrates' Court Act 1980
- Cs24 PACE 1984
11Which section of which act allows the police to arrest a person for breaching their bail?
- As46 PACE, created by Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Bs24 PACE
- CS1 Magistrates' Court Act 1980
12Section 26 PACE allows the police to arrest some for breaching the peace?
- ATrue
- BFalse
13What criteria were set by Bibby v Chief Constable of Essex Police (2000) with regards to arrests for breach of the peace?
- AThere must be a sufficiently real and present threat that can justify the person loosing their liberty
- BThe threat must come from the person being arrested.
- CThe person's conduct must interfere with the rights of other people.
- DThe person's conduct must be unreasonable.
- EThe person's volume must be over 90 dB.
- FThe person being arrested does not have to be the one making the noise but is in charge of the event.
- GAt least 7 people must complain
14It can be argued that the necessity test gives too much power to police. Some people say that it can be argued that it is always necessary to arrest a person.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Changes to PACE by s110 of SOCPA 2005 means that police can arrest for ANY offence and Code G gives officers an enormous degree of discretion on when they can/should use these powers.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- GCSE Law (ELS) Quiz on Police Powers: Powers of Arrest, created by nings.doyle9418 on 06/04/2015.
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