Voluntary police interview
A voluntary police interview is attending a police interview under caution as a volunteer by arrangement rather than being arrested. It is still a formal and serious police investigative process, and definitely NOT a friendly chat. A police interview is defined as the questioning of a person regarding their involvement or suspected involvement in a criminal offence(s) and must be carried out under caution. This means the police consider you as a suspect. Although volunt
Confessions
A little warning! Be careful what you say to the police if the police are asking you questions about your suspected involvement in a criminal offence. You may land yourself in very serious trouble by saying something that will be incriminating, such as a confession. A confession is not just a full-blown admission. A confession is defined in law as being any statement that is wholly or even partly adverse to the person that made it and whether or not that has been made; and it
Should you allow police into your home?
In general, the police need a court warrant or your consent to enter and search your home, UNLESS They have reasonable grounds to...
Police Station or Court Room?
Criminal defence begins at the police stations, not in the courtrooms. Criminal cases are won or lost at police stations. What...
DON’T Talk To The Police
Most people have a reflexive urge to talk to the police. They think by doing so they can either talk themselves out of trouble or get the...
