PACE

Question 1

What powers do have PSCOs have?

Answer 1

Issue fixed penalty notices for anti-social behaviousr, searches, road checks and stop truants.

Question 2

Under what circumstances can be a PSCO may detain up to 30 minutes.

Answer 2

If suspect fails to provide name and address, or if PCSO suspects details to be inaccurate.

Question 3

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What does Code of Practice A state in relation to “stop and account”?

Answer 3

No national requirement for officer who requests a person in a public place to account for themselves to make any record of encounter, or to give a receipt.

Question 4

What case establishes no obligation to answer police questions with no arrest?

Answer 4

Rice v Connolly [1966]

Question 5

What sections of PACE relate to stop and search?

Answer 5

S.1, S.2, S.117

Question 6

What case renders stop search unlawful and why?

Answer 6

R v Bristol [2007], failure to provide necessary information can render stop and search unlawful.

Question 7

What information is required following the Crime and Security Act 2010 post stop and search?

Answer 7

Ethnic origin, no needed to state name and address, not damage or injury caused during stop and search.

Question 8

What 2 stages of reasonableness in relation to stop and search was established in O’Hara v UK (2002)?

Answer 8

1) Actual suspicion on part of arresting officer (Subjective) 2) Are there reasonable grounds for that supsicion (objective)

Question 9

What does S.60 of CJPOA 1994 relate to?

Answer 9

Senior police officer is able to give authorisation to stop and search person and vehicles in area for up to 24 hours, can be extended to 30 hours.

Question 10

What act gives right to arrest with warrant?

Answer 10

S.1 magistrates act

Question 11

What does PACE s.117 state?

Answer 11

With warrant police may enter and search premises, using such reasonable force as necessary

Question 13

What act amended PACE and gave greater powers to S.24 of PACE?

Answer 13

SOCPA 2005, gave further powers to arrest without warrant to more minor offences.

Question 14

What case established three questions to establish lawfulness of arrest?

Answer 14

Richardson v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011]

Question 16

What were the questions established in Richardson v West Midlands Police?

Answer 16

1) Did the officer beleive that an arrest was necessary? 2) DId officer hvae reasonable grounds for that belief? 3) Was decision to arrest exercised in a reasonable way?

Question 17

Within which code of pace is caution provided?

Answer 17

Code C?