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Answer 1 The Laws and Regulations of the Police Officers in the United Kingdom

   

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1POLICINGAssessment 1Answer 1The regulations and legislations that are relevant to the exercise of powers by the policeofficials include the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Police (Conduct)Regulations 2012 in the United Kingdom. These legislations and regulations as well as the otherstatutory requirements are applicable to all police officers and special constables. The otheressential and relevant legislations and statutory provisions that requires police complianceinclude the European Convention on human Rights (ECHR), Human Rights Act 1988 (HRA),the Data Protection Act 1998. Further, the police officers are required to comply with certain risk principles (ACPO2010) and comply with the ethical and values of the police officials. Some of such risk principlesare enumerated as below:i.The police officers must undertake risks while making decisions under conditions ofuncertainty which is an essential professional requirement for all the law enforcementofficials;ii.The police officers are required to take risk decisions focusing on its quality and not onthe outcome of such decision;iii.While undertaking risk decisions, the police officers should consider whether suchdecisions would have been taken by other agencies. Hence, the police officers arerequired to be accountable of their decisions and actions (Crank 2014).
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2POLICINGiv.Since good risk taking relies on quality information, the police service is required to workwith partner agencies for sharing relevant information about people who usually poses arisk to the community or those who are vulnerable to such risk of harm (Pollock 2014). The ethical values and the professional standard of behavior that should be complied with by thepolice officers are enumerated as below:i.The police officers must exhibit highest standard of occupational behavior and practice;ii.They are required to express courtesy and consideration towards the colleagues and thecommunity and be respectful towards the Force (Miller and Blackler 2017);iii.They must be caring and committed while exercising their duties and empathize with thevictims;iv.The police officers are expected to act honesty and with integrity without being partialand unfair while exercising their powers;v. They are obligated must not take advantage of their power opposition by conducting in amanner that disrespects the dignity of public and loses their confidence. The PACE sets out the fundamental principles that govern the exercise of powers conferredupon the police officers. This statute aims at stating that the primary purpose of the position ofthe police officers is to confirm suspicion about individuals without exercising their powers. Ifthe police officers can exercise their powers non-discriminately and in a fairly manner, it can beconsidered as an effective contribution towards detection and prevention of crimes (Robinson etal. 2016). Code C and Code G of the PACE 1984 lays down the power of arrest and detentionconferred upon the police officers. The provisions states that the police cannot detain any person
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3POLICINGfor an indefinite period and imposes an important restriction on the power of the police that asuspect should be detained for a restricted period. The police officers have a right to conduct a search a suspect at the police station but a stripsearch includes removal of more than the outer clothing. However, such strip search shall beconducted only if it is necessary to remove an article that is not allowed by the detainee to keepwhen in detention. An intimate search should only be carried out if a high-ranking officerauthorizes such intimate search for Class A weapons or drugs conducted by a doctor or nurse.Further, a police officer is entitled to stop and search any person, vehicle or anything in or on thevehicle under certain conditions (Van Ness and Strong 2014). However, prior to stopping andsearching a car or any person, the police officer must establish the reasonable grounds forsuspecting that they will find drugs, stolen goods, knives, or an offensive weapon etc. The police are required to safeguard the protected characteristics, which signify that they areprohibited from discriminating amongst people on the ground of disability, race, age, pregnancy,and maternity, sex, religion, sexual orientation or belief. In case, the police officers fail tocomply with the legislative provisions, they are entitled to be prosecuted for the commission ofcriminal offense or disciplinary action may be imposed upon them (Johnstone 2013). Answer 2ArrestAccording to section 24 of PACE 1984, a police on the following grunds can conduct alawful arrest:a.The police has reasonable grounds to believe that the arrest of the person is necessary;
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