Reasons+for+Arrest

__** Reasons for an Arrest **__

==== A police officer must have a legitimate reason for arresting a person. There are three instances that require an arrest: an officer seeing a crime; an officer having probable cause; or, the presence of an arrest warrant. ====

1. The officer observes a crime *.

 * ====An officer must personally see a person commit an illegal act.====
 * ====Example: A police officer pulls over a car for driving erratically and arrests the drunk driver.====

2. The officer has probable cause.

 * ====An officer needs to have a reasonable belief, based on facts and circumstances, that a person is about to commit or has committed a crime (“Arrest”).====
 * ====Example: An undercover officer knows a drug deal is going to take place and arrests the drug dealer.====

3. A warrant has been issued.
* __crime__: a person’s act or omission that constitutes wrong doing against the public; laws forbid certain acts or omissions, and punish the people that commit them. Legislature determines what acts or omissions are considered harmful to the public, and legislature supports the public’s views (Chamelin 5).
 * ====A warrant is a legal document issued by a judge or magistrate that requires a person to be arrested.====
 * ====Example: A judge grants a warrant after a police officers submits evidence that the suspect is committing a crime.====

Introduction to the Arrest Process Conclusion to the Arrest Process Works Cited
 * Reasons For Arrest
 * Custody
 * Transport
 * Intake & Booking
 * Holding
 * Release

"Arrest.” FindLaw. Thomson Reuters. 2011, n.p. Web. 10 Oct. 2011.
Chamelin, Neil C. //Criminal Law for Police Officers.// New Jersey: Pearson, 2006. Print.