Nightwalker statute — Nightwalker Statutes were English statutes, in the era before modern policing, allowing or requiring night watchmen to arrest those found on the city streets and hold them until morning. [1] As an example, the Statute of Winchester, adopted in… … Wikipedia
Arrest — For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). Lucy Parsons after her arrest for rioting during an unemployment protest at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. 1915 … Wikipedia
Detention of a suspect — The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. One criticism of pretrial detention is that eventual acquittal can be a… … Wikipedia
Watchman (law enforcement) — For other uses, see Watchmen (disambiguation). Watchmen were groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement. Watchmen have existed in various guises throughout the… … Wikipedia
Detention of suspects — is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police cell, prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing.Detention before chargeTreatment in detentionEngland and WalesThe treatment of suspects held in detention is… … Wikipedia
Common law offences — are crimes under English criminal law and the related criminal law of Commonwealth of Nations countries. These are offences of the common law which are developed entirely by the courts over the years, and for which there is no actual legislation … Wikipedia
