Chapter 12 Self-test questions

The Investigation of crime
. The police are the only law enforcement agency in England and Wales.

. Which Act of Parliament governs the polices' power to require a person to be subject to an 'ordinary' stop and search?

. The 'reasonable suspicion' required to exercise the 'ordinary' stop and search power is a ____ part test.

. An arrest is not necessary for a suspect to be interviewed.

. Alongside PACE 1984, _____ governs the detention, treatment and questioning of subjects.

. Ordinarily, a person cannot be detained for more than how many hours?

. Adverse inferences may be drawn where a suspect invokes their right to remain silent during an investigative police interview.

. How many police constabularies are there in England and Wales?

. If a person is stopped and searched it must be in a public space.

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