Crime Related
Below are our 11 articles in the 'crime related' category:
If the police believe that an individual has committed an offence they will usually arrest that person.
"Arrestable" Offences
The police cannot immediately arrest all people suspected ...
It is a basic principle of the law of England and Wales that a person is innocent until proven guilty. If a person who is prosecuted for a crime pleads not guilty the Prosecution will have to ...
Under the law of England and Wales, members of the public are allowed to use reasonable force to make a lawful arrest. The situations in which a citizen can lawfully make an arrest are, in fact, ...
With newspapers and the television news full of stories about people being attacked on the streets, and even in their own homes, it is easy to feel frightened and in need of protection. Carrying ...
An individual is entitled to use reasonable force to prevent a crime being committed. If that individual injures the person committing the crime they are extremely unlikely to face prosecution for ...
An individual is entitled to use reasonable force to protect themselves, or other people, from violence or the threat of violence. Almost any level of violence, or use of a weapon, may be ...
In law if one person inflicts force on another the initial presumption is that an unlawful act has been carried out. The lightest of touches can amount to an assault. However, there are situations ...
The law on the use of force in self-defence, or to protect property, is very clear. An individual can use such force as they honestly believe is reasonable to defend themselves, another person or ...
When deciding whether an individual who is accused of an offence should be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service will apply two tests to the case:
Is there sufficient evidence to secure a ...
The law on the use of force against someone committing a crime is very similar to that on the use of force in self-defence. However, unlike the law on self-defence, it has been set out in statute. ...
There are widespread concerns that the honest citizen faces an increasingly uneven playing-field against a rising tide of lawless thugs. However, the law of self-defence has, for hundreds of ...
