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In the United States, the Miranda warning is a type of notification customarily given by police to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) advising them of their right to silence and, in effect, protection from self-incrimination; that is, their right to refuse to answer questions or provide information to law enforcement or other officials.
A police caution (since 2005 more properly known as a simple caution) [2] is a formal warning given by the police to anyone aged 10 years or over who has admitted that they are guilty of a minor crime. A person may refuse to admit guilt and not accept a caution, but can then be subject to criminal prosecution.
The police version of ten-codes is officially known as the APCO Project 14 Aural Brevity Code. [ 1 ] The codes, developed during 1937–1940 and expanded in 1974 by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), allow brevity and standardization of message traffic.
A reprimand was a formal verbal warning given by a police officer to a young person who admitted they are guilty of a 'minor' first offence. The police passed on the details to the local Youth Offending Team of those young people given a reprimand. Sometimes the young person would be referred to the YOT to take part in a voluntary programme to ...
A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include " 10 codes " (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes , or other ...
Police will be on the lookout for drivers who are speeding and reckless behind the wheel. Drivers take caution, police plan checkpoints in Lexington. Here’s when to expect them
Police in DeKalb County, Georgia are investigating seven bomb threats received on Election Day. DeKalb, part of metro Atlanta, is a deep blue county that voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in 2020.
Out of caution, police say about 50 people were evacuated. Turns out, the equipment was a different kind of bug, likely intended more to annoy staff than record their conversations.