In the Criminal Investigations Act 2006, what section relates to citizen arrest?

• A. Section 25
• B. Section 20
• C. Section 33
• D. Section 12

Answer: (A)

Citizen arrest is the idea being tested—the allowance for a private person to detain someone who has committed, or is in the act of committing, an offense and to hand them over to the police. In the Criminal Investigations Act 2006, this authority is specified in Section 25. It lays out when a private individual may arrest or detain someone, requires that the detention be as short as necessary, and obligates the detaining person to deliver the suspect to police promptly. The force used must be reasonable given the situation. The other sections cover different police powers and procedures and do not establish the citizen arrest provision, which is why Section 25 is the correct reference.