My 11yr old was arrested on friday?

Jamie1980

Your kid was arrested you should stop trying to find legal loopholes to get him off and bring him up to respect the law

ken s

what was his/her crime. nice parenting blaming the police after your 11 did something to warrant being arrested this is the problem with America today.

Miss Sevenfold

Look after your children..

tsk tsk

Andy

Perhaps you should concentrate your efforts on working out why your child was arrested and ensuring it doesn't happen again?

Cheryl B

I'd be more concerned about the reason my 11 year old was arrested than trying to find out if he was illegally searched. As long as he has you pursuing the rights and wrongs of his arrest he won't have any respect for the law.

Susan B

i think you should be worried about the fact he was arrested at ELEVEN

MyCuteDog

The police may have been worried about weapons. If I was a cop dealing with a very bad child I'd be checking his pockets too, appropriate adult or not. I'd rather get in legal trouble than shot or stabbed.

I'm not sayin your child is bad but I've seen some pretty bad ones that scared the hell out of me.

Vene

Was there a reason your kid was arrested?

Perfidy

Kids these days annoy me so much, you gotta be careful wherever you go. You go somewhere alone and out of view these days and you end up getting beat up and/or knifed and/or shot. It's f*cking rediculous! If I got my hands on them I'd stab them half to death to let 'em know how it feels, bunch of tw@ts! Seriously, someone getting arrested at 11?? They're getting younger everyday, something needs to be done about them! If I were you I'd be more bothered about making sure my child never did that again rather than seeing if him being searched was legal or not. I'll tell you one thing, I would search him regardless 'cause you never know what they're carrying.

happy girl

But why ??????

joan k

I think if he committed an arrestable offence then it's legal

Heatherrrrrrrr

Call a lawyer before anything else happens. If your 11 year old was breaking the law he should have been arrested. No free pass just because he is under age.

Erin M says ss?? kiss xxx love u

y was he/she arrested???

Shamus

As far as I'm aware, they can do that - I'm not sure of the direct citation but under new laws (I assume you're from the UK), they can search anyone on the street under several laws (including the newly acclaimed anti-terrorism law / right).

These days, the Police can stop and search anyone if they have a reason to do so - there are reasons which do not pass though, such as "They're black, they must be causing trouble". It must be justified, if your kid was loitering, he may be believed to be in preparation for a crime etc.

As long as they provided him with a record of his stop and search, it's all legal.

Sorry!

dandanxr2

i dont know for sure.

i would think they could if they believed he had a weapon or something dangerous.

i think boris has allowed police to search without reason now. which i agree with, i dont want people wandering our streets with guns and knives

is it such a big problem anyway. if he had nothing to hide wheres the harm and if he did have something to hide im glad they caught him.

Iâ™¥Edward Cullen!

y was he/she arrested

and wow an 11 yr old

Bret K

It's only legal if he actually did something to get arrested

ibiza rules (dnt do drugs)

look anyone arrested has to be search your child (which you think is such an angel by the sounds) could of been carrying a knife, so waiting for you to turn up would be crazy, not against tihe law. also about the phone calls, ask your son if he gave your number straight away, if not then thats why, if yes then hes lieing as believe me police offciers dont really want a young kid in the jails as we know he willnt get any more done about them as they are to young.

bit of advice, no point taking it futher with the police as its not their fault your child was pointed out. just be happy your boy wether guilty or not, managed to get off scotch free.

Macman

Maybe you could get a lawyer and go to court. That will teach your kid he/she can do illegal acts and get away with it. NICE PARENTING

NOBAMA 2008

Was it on school grounds? If so then yes they can...

Any school administration staff can question a child without mirandizing them and it is admissable in court. Instruct your children that if they get into trouble at school and staff starts asking questions then they are to say nothing and demand that their parents be called. If the staff refuses then intruct your child to tell the staff that this is unlawful detention and they could go to jail for it....

Candace G

what did your 11 year old do?? The rules probably change with the extent of the crime he/she is being accused of!!

Redmonk

Before you do anything sit down with your son and get the full facts. If your son was up to no good then be honest with yourself and hope your son leaned a lesson.

If you are sure about your son and he pleads innocent go down to the Police station and talk it over with the police.

If you are not satisfied after that complain to your local MP and Ombudsman. Be careful your son is not pulling the Wool.

ATB Red

vdv_desantnik

they are allowed to search him without an appropriate adult present. the only time an appropriate adult is required is for an intimate invasive search (basically where they search bodily orifices) and for questioning

Bear

Spunkwitch has given you the correct answer, as Code C of PACE 1984 clearly states. Obviously he is a Custody Sergeant and this is a bread and butter answer for him.

There are many occasions when juveniles are arrested and placed in cells prior to an appropriate adult being able to attend.

It makes sound sense that they are therefore searched before being placed in a cell (for their own safety). The law rightly allows this to happen.

frankturk50

It is a matter of personal safety and the safety of the child that he was searched,Do you understand the codes of practice I doubt it perhaps you should try reading something more relevant such as info on good parenting and respect for the law.

steven m

Law varies between countries
The age of criminal responsibility here is 8.
Search laws vary too -- What do you mean by search.

A frisk
"empty your pockets"
Or a strip search

Police want to make sure the accused does not have weapons, to do harm to the police or themselves.

The police normally give the accused a chance to surrender any object first, unless the accused is being violent

A lot of laws have changed recently. To deal with terrorist, these new laws are also used on other accused

Depending on the crime committed, search laws vary too.
The custody Sergent or a social worker, I think can be the appropriate adult in the absence of an guardian or legal representative... ... I could be wrong on this, you will need to check it out.

Anything found in the search, could pile on the charges.

Do you wish to tell us which country and which crime, so we might help you better ??

Lileronie

What did he do? If he was checked w/ out adult supervision you have to ask him if he agreed 2 it

Bensam B.

get a lawyer

pasha

Not enough info to go on....Was the child charged? If not then nothing else really matters...If so then discovery begins and you develop your child's defense...

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