The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers

Andrew Geddis; Henry Benson-Pope

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The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers

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The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers

Andrew Geddis and Henry Benson-Pope

The Spinoff

27/02/2025

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45675

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New Zealand

citizen’s arrest

citizen’s arrest powers

crime

law

retail crime

Allowing anyone to forcefully restrain another member of the public suspected of committing a Crimes Act offence… what could possibly go wrong? Legal academics Andrew Geddis and Henry Benson-Pope lay out the risks inherent in the government’s new proposal to tackle retail crime.

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Record Identifier: 9926728139201891
Title: The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers
Creators: Andrew Geddis
Henry Benson-Pope
Publication Details: The Spinoff
Academic Unit: Faculty of Law
Publisher: The Spinoff
Date published ; e-published: 27/02/2025
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Magazine article