Understanding and Navigating An Arrest Without Warrant (Citizen's Arrest) and the use of Handcuffs

The concept of an arrest without warrant, (citizen's arrest) is not unfamiliar, but its implications and execution might be less clear. In the UK, a citizen's arrest, also known as an arrest without warrant, occurs when a member of the public or security personnel, not acting as a law-enforcement officer, apprehends a suspect and detains them until the official Police intervention. Such an arrest becomes essential when an individual poses a threat through violent or aggressive behaviour that compromises their own safety or that of others around them.

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