Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System
Twentieth Edition
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The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)
A face-to-face victimisation survey in which people resident in households in England and Wales are asked about their experiences of a selected number of offences in the 12 months prior to the interview.
Stop and Search
Police powers to stop, question and search members of the public at any time.
Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVRO)
A civil order, giving the police the power to search a person under the SVRO in any public space, to determine if they have a bladed article or offensive weapon with them.
Justification
Justification is the founding principle of the law relating to arrest. If challenged, the person who has attempted to make an arrest must justify his their actions and show that the arrest and subsequent detention was lawful.
habeas corpus
An ancient common-law writ, it is addressed to the detainer and asks them to bring the detainee in question before the court at a specified date and time.
Kettling
Where the police form a cordon around a group of protesters
Lawful arrests
are those: (a) under warrant; (b) without warrant at common law; or (c) without warrant under legislation.
Duties to Answer
The circumstances where a citizen has a duty to answer police questions
The Right to Silence in Courts
With a few exceptions, any person may refuse to answer questions put to him or her out of court.