Deck 10: The Investigation of Crime

Question 1

The police are the only law enforcement agency in England and Wales.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which Act of Parliament governs the polices' power to require a person to be subject to an 'ordinary' stop and search?

A) The Terrorism Act 2000
B) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
C) The Crime and Courts Act 2013
D) The Police Act 1964

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The 'reasonable suspicion' required to exercise the 'ordinary' stop and search power is a ____ part test.

Answer 3

2

Question 4

An arrest is not necessary for a suspect to be interviewed.

Question 5

Alongside PACE 1984, _____ governs the detention, treatment and questioning of subjects.

Question 6

Ordinarily, a person cannot be detained for more than how many hours?

A) 12
B) 24
C) 48
D) 8

Question 7

Adverse inferences may be drawn where a suspect invokes their right to remain silent during an investigative police interview.

Question 8

How many police constabularies are there in England and Wales?

A) 43
B) 45
C) 40
D) 41

Question 9

If a person is stopped and searched it must be in a public space.