1. Police Powers Arrest
Manner of arrests

2. Today’s Aims
Describe the manner in which the police should conduct an arrest (Pass)
Explain The effectiveness of the controls imposed on arrest by PACE and Code A (merit)
Evaluate Whether the powers of arrest adequately balance the right to investigate and protect against the need to protect individual rights (distinction)
How will I be assessed?
Your assignment is to produce a leaflet which explains the powers of the police to arrest and detain a suspect and outlines the rights of a detained person

3. Challenge…..you have 5 minutes
How many of the following can you define?
Suspect
Arrest
Breach of peace
Warrant
Offence
Reasonable grounds

4. Arrest Can you advise PC BOB?
Yesterday, I saw Jimmy walking through town. He had a plastic bag with him, and seemed to be drinking something and even throwing the cans onto the road. One car had to swerve to avoid him and nearly hit another car.
Could I have arrested him without a warrant?
Can you advise PC BOB?

5. ‘The answer to continued high crime rates is to give more power to the police.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement?

6. Examples taken from your own knowledge
Examples taken from the sources
Examples taken from the sources

7. Texts A and B and Own Knowledge sheet
Group A Activity
Read texts A and B
Write down all the examples/reasons from the source as to why the police should be given more power- put them in the middle box
Can you think of any of your own examples/reasons as to why the police should be given more power- put them in the outer box (look at own knowledge sheet

8. Texts C and D and Own Knowledge sheet
Activity
Read texts C and D
Write down all the examples/reasons from the source as to why the police should not be given more power- put them in the middle box
Can you think of any of your own examples/reasons as to why the police should not be given more power- put them in the outer box

9. Before we look at texts, watch these clips (group A)

10. Before we look at texts, watch these clips (group B)

11. ‘The answer to continued high crime rates is to give more power to the police.’
Time to debate the issue….
Remember that in order to respond, you must be holding the tennis ball
A – argument
B – back up the argument
C – counter argument