Shearer 3/24/2009 PA 241 Essay response for Spring Break 2009 The first thing to take into account is the actual number of arrests using the given statistics. This means that in 2002 there were 11‚446 arrests compared to 20‚330 arrests made in 2008. During this time the total population only grew by about 300‚000 citizens or about 1.5%. The increase of arrests was definitely due to policy change‚ as is illustrated when comparing population growth numbers by the increase in people actually
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The effort to analyze and expand on existing knowledge on the decision-making behaviour of police officers has been assessed and documented in many different studies‚ however Bonner reveals six themes related to officer arrest decision-making and the influence of working rules that are regulated by precise frameworks. When police and citizens endure and encounter each other they meet on a social stage were the citizen’s interaction is based on their status and capability to challenge the police (Bonner
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What is a lawful arrest? Section 24 of PACE sets out the grounds and authority police officers are entitled to in order to make an arrest. These powers were amended in 2005 by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA). As a result a new section was added to section 24 therefore enabling the police to arrest anyone who; a. is about to commit a offence; b. anyone who is in the act of committing an offence; c. anyone who he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be about to commit
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Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution states: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. This amendment impacts law enforcement because police need a warrant to make arrests and searches. This is not applicable if the officer has first-hand knowledge of an event and the evidence is likely to be destroyed or the subject will abscond if time is taken to get a warrant. If a warrantless search is made by the police that should
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criminals is one of the SAPS “modus operandi” in the execution of its crime battle duties or prevention. The major question has always been whether it is constitutional and justifiable for the SAP to use force‚ especially deadly force‚ in order to arrest a person seen as a criminal or prevent or control crime. This question is even more pressing in mainly that section 11 of the Constitution guarantying every single person in a state the right to life‚ this include even those who find themselves doing
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given at the time of questioning‚ the officer asked prior to taking Ross into custody. The arrest of Ross and Rachel was a lawful arrest because of probable cause. The search of the house was lawful because Ross gave his consent to search his residence The search of phoebe was lawful because the search was to ensure the safety of the officers performing the search. . Because of searches incidental to an arrest exception‚ this gives the officers the right to search Phoebe. The search of the table
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on the Fourth Amendment to keep our properties private and safe. Warrantless searches of private properties are mostly prohibited‚ if they were not prohibited law enforcement would be free to search and seize properties and objects‚ and ultimately arrest people without valuable
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explanation. 2007) retrieved from http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/criminal-justice.htm. In this paper I will illustrate the criminal justice process and describe the steps of each process. The process of the criminal justice is investigation‚ arrest‚ booking‚ bail‚ arraignment‚ trial‚ and outcome. Investigation is when a crime is made and “evidence is gathered to follow up on an investigation”. (Forensic Enterprise 2009. retrieved from http://www.feinc.net/csi-desc.htm. An investigator
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review to conclude that a man of reasonable caution would be warranted in believing that possible criminal behavior was at hand and that both an investigative stop and a “frisk” was required. Frisk‚ The Court distinguished between a “stop” and an ‘arrest’ and between a “frisk” and a ‘”search.” A frisk was defined as a patting down of outer clothing‚ whereas a search is an exploration for evidence. Seizure of property occurs when there is some meaningful interference with an individual’s possession
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another man who he believes is Jimmy. He gives the man details about his successes out west. They walk to find a place to eat‚ but after a light shines on the man’s face‚ Bob realizes it is another officer; the officer arrests Bob for crimes committed in Chicago. The officer who arrests Bob gives him a note from Jimmy. The note says that the two men did meet on time; Jimmy recognized Bob as someone wanted by the authorities. The story has a theme of conflict between one’s friendship to another and one’s
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