If you are arrested, the following will happen to you (provided you are a young person or an adult)
- The officers will identify themselves as police officers.
- You will be told that you are under arrest.
- You will be told the reason for the arrest.
- The officer will take physical control of you. This may be as simple as placing a hand on your shoulder.
- You will be searched and should expect to be handcuffed with your hands behind your back, for public and officer safety, before being placed in a police vehicle.
- You may be subject to a further search.
- You may be released or taken to a police station, depending on the circumstances.
- At the station, you may be placed in an interview room or a holding cell.
- You may be released by the officer, or held to appear before a judge.
- If you are released by the officer, you may be charged at a later time.