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  1. Return to English Legal System 3e Student resources

Chapter 12 Self-test questions

. 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.

. Which of the following can a person be required to remove in public if stopped and searched by a police officer under s.1 of PACE? Please select all that apply.

. 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.

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

. PC Smith sees a man climbing into a house through a broken window. PC Smith suspects that the man is burgling the house and wishes to arrest him. Which of the following definitely would not on its own give PC Smith the power to arrest the man under s.24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984?

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

. 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.

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

. A police officer always requires a warrant to enter and search premises.

. A person who attends a police station voluntarily has the same status as an arrested person and may not leave the police station without permission.

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

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

. A statement that is wholly or partly adverse to its maker is called a __________.

. Where the defence contends that a confession is inadmissible under s.76 PACE, it is for the defence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the confession was obtained by oppression or as a consequence of something said or done that, in the circumstances, rendered it unreliable

. In the Crown Court, disputes about the admissibility of a confession will be decided in the absence of the jury during a hearing known as a ____ ____.

. A suspect does not have the right to remain silent in a police interview.

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

. Bob is being detained at a police station, having been arrested on suspicion of theft (which is a recordable offence). Which of the following can only be taken from Bob if he consents?

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

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