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Explain the basic powers of stop, search, arrest and detention.
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Explain the basic powers of stop, search, arrest and detention. Any police constable has the power under sections 1 to 3 of the Police And Criminal Evidence act (PACE) to stop any person or vehicle and search them/it as long as the police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person or vehicle is carrying stolen goods or prohibited articles. Reasonable grounds will be factors that will vary form case to case, but there must be some objective basis for these grounds. Factors such as the type of article suspected, the time of day, the place, the behaviour of the person and information on suspects of recent crimes may all be considered in arriving at this "reasonable suspicion". Under Code A of the codes of practice, factors such as a persons colour, age, hairstyle, the way they dress or previous criminal record cannot on their own be used as 'reasonable grounds'. If...
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