law :- " Is the way governments regulate & control society."

Main sources of law in UAE :-

Sharia law (Islamic)
Constitutional law ( Federal law)
Customary law (Al -Erf)

Basic function of law.

Right and privileges.
Obligations.

Crime :- Is an act or omission against of the law.

To be found guilty of a crime an accused must be ./ (Element of Guilt)

Sane
Mature
Not under duress.

Ages of criminal responsibility :-

7 years no criminal responsibility.
7-18 years are considered delinquent minor.
18 years above eligible for criminal responsibility.

Elements of crime :-

Illegal
Moral.

Sources of statute law / 2 type of law :-

Civil law :- Labor , Immigration, Family dispute , Land lord and Tenant dispute.
Criminal law :-

a) Felony :- Most serious kind of crime.

Punishment could be prison for 3-15 years life in prison or death.

b) Misdemeanor :- Mid- level crime.

Punishment 30 days -3 years.

c) Contravention :- Low level crime

Punishment day 1 - day 10 prison. Fine -100 to 1000 AED. or both.

Age of maturity in criminal law ,

Accused should be 18 years old.

In civil law 21 years old.

Age of responsibility is 7 years old , less than 7 years declare as an infant.

Involve in court:-

Judge
Prosecutor
Defence lawyer
Accused
Witness.

Power of arrest :-

" An arrest is the detention of a person according to law and power of arrest come from authority granted by the law."

Police power of arrest and detain :-

Prosecutor make a decision someone charged to court or not.
If a person is charged with a crime they can be held in prison until the trial. (up to 3- days.)

Detention :-

Keeping arrested person under custody for investigation.

Detention is voluntary :-

If the person defined wishes to leave or not cooperate, they are legally free to leave.

The 3 legal duties when detaining someone:-

Identify yourself.
Request the person's operation.
Tell the true reason for talking to them.

Arrest :- an arrest is the stopping of a person according to law.

In the UAE e power to arrest exists for both police |& civilians,

Three way to Arrest:-

Red handed crime
Reliable witness information (CCTV)
Warrant of arrest ( only for police).

How police deal with crime scene:

Identify themselves.
Secure suspect & victim.
Secure any physical evidence & witness.
Conduct an initial investigation.

" Civilians & the police have the same basic authority to arrest someone seen committing a crime."

" When a crime has not been committed : Use necessary force only in the act for the purpose.""

Making an arrest can be one of the most sensitive and difficult part of a security guards job.
Know your legal rights and requirement
Know your company policies.

If you make an arrest, you have 4 legal duties.:-

Identify yourself.
Tell he person they are under arrest.
Tell them the true reason for the arrest.
Tell them they are now in the custody if necessary physically restrain them.

After arrest you most contact the police immediately.
Hand over the arrested person over as soon as possible.

Search :- To look for any illegal & lost item for safety and security."

Searching method :-

Try visual search first.
Ask the permission to search.
Do not mixed genders search unless there is a serious emergency.
If any item is seized as result of search , it should be given to police

Type of search:-

Visual search
Request search
Agreed search.

Security guards have no power to search other them by consent.

Only law enforcement officials may search an accused who has been lawfully arrested.
Security guards do not have any power to search.
Remember your safety is very important.

Use of force :-

Everyone has the right to use force to defend themselves against attack.
The key is using no more force them is necessary to bring the culprit under control.

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