arrest
Sign in to savethumb|right|A man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in [[Operation Cross Check]] thumb|Arrested kidnappers in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil lying on the ground]] thumb|right|A United States Army soldier arrests a man in June 2007, during the [[Iraq War.]] An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system,
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An arrest is when law enforcement takes a person into custody because they are suspected of or have been observed committing a crime. After arrest, the person can be questioned or charged as part of the criminal justice system.
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- Etymology
- Procedure
- India
- United States
- Distinction between arrest and detention
- Minor crimes and infractions
- Arrests for serious crimes
- Powers of arrest
- United Kingdom
- England and Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Arrest with a warrant
- Arrest without a warrant
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Warnings on arrest
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Resisting arrest
- Search and seizure
- United Kingdom
- England and Wales
- Non-criminal arrests
- United States
- Following arrest
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|A man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in [[Operation Cross Check]] thumb|Arrested kidnappers in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil lying on the ground]] thumb|right|A United States Army soldier arrests a man in June 2007, during the [[Iraq War.]] An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system, sometimes it is also done after a court warrant for the arrest.
Police and various other officers have powers of arrest. In some places, a citizen's arrest is permitted; for example in England and Wales, any person can arrest "anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing, have committed or be guilty of committing an indictable offence", although certain conditions must be met before taking such action. Similar powers exist in France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland if a person is caught in an act of crime and not willing or able to produce valid ID.