Chapter 12 Self-test Questions

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How many police forces are there in England and Wales?

One correct incorrect

Two correct incorrect

Forty-three correct incorrect

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The person responsible for maintaining a local police force and making sure it is efficient and effective is the Police and Crime ____________

Your response

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A complaint against a police officer will be dealt with by the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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A breach of any of the requirements of PACE or the Codes of Practice means that evidence obtained as a result of the breach will always be inadmissible in any subsequent criminal proceedings.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Which of the following are governed by Codes of Practice to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)?
Please select all that apply.

The power to stop and search. correct incorrect

The power to arrest. correct incorrect

The power to interview suspects. correct incorrect

The right to take annual leave. correct incorrect

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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is known as ____.

Your response

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When carrying out a search under s.1 of PACE, the police are not required to inform the person being searched of the purpose of the search if this would give away too many details about an ongoing investigation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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A _______ is a document issued by the magistrates' court requiring the police to arrest someone.

Your response

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The warning that must be given to a person upon arrest and before they are questioned about an offence is called a _______.

Your response

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that "kettling" protestors is unlawful because it violates Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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The _______ _______ is responsible for overseeing the detention of a suspect in the police station.

Your response

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Which of the following is not a right that a detainee normally has whilst in police custody?

The right to consult a solicitor. correct incorrect

The right to be transferred to a police station of their choosing. correct incorrect

The right to have someone notified of their whereabouts. correct incorrect

The right to three meals within every 24 hour period. correct incorrect

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A suspect can usually only be questioned about an offence at a police station or other authorised place of detention.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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When must the first review of a person's detention take place?

No later than 6 hours after detention was first authorised. correct incorrect

No later than 9 hours after detention was first authorised. correct incorrect

No later than 24 hours after detention was first authorised. correct incorrect

No later than 36 hours after detention was first authorised. correct incorrect

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What is the maximum period for which a suspect can initially be bailed by the police?

24 hours correct incorrect

28 days. correct incorrect

Three months. correct incorrect

A suspect can be bailed indefinitely. correct incorrect

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When deciding whether to prosecute someone for an offence, the prosecutor must consider the public interest.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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A victim who is unhappy with a decision not to charge a suspect is able to challenge that decision.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect