what will the police ask the suspect?
2007-10-23 15:06:35 · 7 answers · asked by blue_Billy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They need to take a statment so they have all the facts in frot of them when they interview the suspect.
2007-10-23 15:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by ginoguarino 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The police need to know the facts as perceived by the complainant in order to know what type of crime has been committed, when it occurred, how well the complainant was able to identify the suspect and what precisely is said to have happened before they are able to question the suspect in a meaningful way. If they take really good and informative statements from both, then they have the bare bones of the case for each side on paper before it ever gets to court.
2007-10-24 08:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple reason is it would be un-professional and not fair on the suspect for us to go around and accuse them of a crime, if we did this they could complain we are harrasing them, if then the aggrieved party refused to provide us with a statement then we would look silly, a complaint against us because the suspect thinks we are harrasing them and then no complaint from the aggd to justify our reason to speak to the suspect in the first place, it would not look professional.
I know it sounds silly but people will complain we are harrasing them, if we have a justifable reason to speak to them like a complaint from a victim then there accusations are dismissed, if not then the professional standards dept would hang us. These days we have to cover our back's as people will complain about police officers actions.
Also as mentioned before without the facts we would not know if we had any powers to arrest the suspects for a crime, we have to have a reason to arrrest someone, usually a accusation via the victims statement.
2007-10-24 08:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by mafiaboss_nz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well without a statement from the complainant, why would they even want to talk to the suspect. If the complainant's gripe is not even criminal (e.g. upset about the neighbor's dog taking a dump on the lawn), there is no need to talk to the suspect other than a brief warning that they complainant is ticked and they need to keep an eye on their dog in the name of keeping the neighbor happy.
2007-10-23 17:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the point of having a suspect without knowing fully what he is suspected of? And you cannot just take the complainants word for it. They may be the one who is lying, and the suspect could be telling the truth.
2007-10-23 15:20:18 · answer #5 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
:) well if you don't know what the suspect did, then how do you know he/she is a suspect? And if you don't know what happened then how do you know what to ask?
It's the same as this question. When your car needs repair the mechanic talks to you first to find out what is wrong before looking at the car. Same thing.
2007-10-23 15:20:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They need to know fully the extent of the violation,before going to the suspect.Depending on the violation,they need to be ready for the suspect.
2007-10-23 15:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋