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The police may arrest with or without a warrant.
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The police may arrest with or without a warrant. There are many powers of arrest under a warrant issued by a justice of the peace or judge, and the rules governing each of them is set out in the statute creating the power. This section deals with police powers of arrest without a warrant. Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to liberty and security - is the Article most likely to be violated here. The Article permits arrest on several grounds, the most relevant here being to prevent the commission of offences. This will be closely scrutinised by the court, as it does not for instance authorise any general powers of arrest to maintain order. Powers of arrest without a warrant are governed by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended and can be grouped into the following categories: • Arrest at common...
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