Introduction to Policing
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Self-check questions and answers
1. How did Sir Robert Mark characterise the power of the police over the citizen?
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he suggested that the key feature was that police officers had the power to inconven¬ience citizens
2. What was introduced in 1912 to govern the treatment of those held in custody?
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3. What is the general condition for the police powers to stop and search an individ¬ual under section 1 of PACE?
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4. How does PACE define a ‘public place’?
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5. What legislation prohibits police officers from discriminating on grounds such as race, gender or disability?
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6. What documents cannot be searched under the terms of general search warrant?
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7. Under what circumstances can magistrates issue a warrant for arrest?
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8. What conditions does PACE stipulate justify detaining an individual in custody prior to their being charged with an offence?
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9. Why does a concentration on the legal powers granted to the police provide only a partial understanding of police work?
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10. How did Loader and Mulcahy characterize the power of senior police officers to identify and define crime problems?
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