within his arrest‚ travel to the police station‚ his detention and the interview conducted. The issues will be analysed in chronological order‚ referring to the legality of the police’s actions using statutory law. The refusal of Lancaster’s bail application by Magistrates was justified after considering the circumstances of the case. The first issue with the legality of the police’s treatment of Lancaster lies in his arrest. PC Denman started to inform Lancaster that he was under arrest but was interrupted
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1968 a case called Terry v. Ohio took place. This case made a big impact on the police departments of the United States by giving officers more reasons to make an arrest. A "Terry Stop" is a stop of a person by law enforcement officers based upon reasonable suspicion that a person may have been engaged in criminal activity‚ whereas an arrest requires probable cause that a suspect committed a criminal offense. A Cleveland detective (McFadden)‚ on a downtown beat which he had been patrolling for many
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think something suspicious is taken place‚ pat-down done during arrest to prevent anyone from being hurt | Detain individuals | Can detain if an offense has been witnessed | Allowed to detain if they know or suspect something going on | Question persons | Can only question on individuals property | Allowed to ask questions. If a person has done no wrong; then they are allowed to freely leave. | Arrest persons | May only arrest if a felony has been committed‚ must call police immediately after
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Police may search a vehicle incident to a recent occupant’s arrest if it is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of arrest. Gant‚ 556 U.S. 332 at 351. Courts have held that when police arrest a person on a traffic violation it is not reasonable to believe that evidence of the violation is in the vehicle. In United States v. Majette‚ the court held that it was unreasonable for the officer to believe he would find evidence of the arrestee’s suspended license in the
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Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year‚ millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics‚ as of 1999‚ the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990 ’s. Statistics about juvenile crime have shown a steady increase of juvenile arrests from 1987 to 1994. Although overall crime rates have decreased since 1994‚ they are still above what they were in 1980. The following paragraphs and charts show the crime rates of specific crimes
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detective was unreasonable search and seize a persons’ belongings without probable cause for an arrest. Petitioner’s Argument The petitioner’s argument was that Detective Mcfadden had violated the fourth amendment of the suspects by stopping them and frisking them without any probable cause. Respondent’s Argument The respondent’s felt that the weapon was rightfully seized after a lawful arrest in a justifiable search. Holding The court decided that the police may stop and frisk a suspect
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were arrested for other violent crimes‚ and the remainders of that number were arrested for lesser crimes that are unknown (Children 1999). In 1997 youth arrests accounted for 19% of all arrests‚ 14% of murder arrests‚ and 17% of all violent crime arrests (Children 1999). According to statistic reports from the Department of Justice youth arrests increased by 49% between the years of 1988 and 1997 (Children 1999). In 1999 there was a survey done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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that‚ beginning January 1‚ 2009‚ any adult arrested for a federal crime provide a DNA sample. As of May 2013‚ 29 states‚ in addition to the federal government‚ have enacted arrestee DNA collection laws‚ which authorize collection of DNA following arrest or charging. A U.S. Supreme Court decision‚ Maryland v. King (2013)‚ upheld a Maryland state law that allowed for the warrantless collection of a DNA sample for those arrested for a serious offense. This Supreme Court case was a rejection of infringement
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for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010‚[10] becoming one of the world’s most prominent political prisoners.[11] Suu Kyi received the Rafto Prize and
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Violence and its Effect on the Community Charlotte Anderson-Brown Axia College of University of Phoenix Violence and its Effect on the Community Violence in the community has become a major issue. While due to law enforcement agencies‚ community education and crime watch violence can be circumvented; violence directly and indirectly affects how we live our lives. Let’s us first examine what violence is. Violence is a physical action‚ which takes place once a person becomes upset to a
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