suspects' rights in custody in the

suspects' rights in custody
in the UK, suspects who are arrested and detained at the police station have three rights :
- the right to speak to a solicitor
- the right to tell someone that they have been arrested
- the right to see a copy of the Code of Practice
- the police can hold a suspect at the station for up to 24 hours without charge and this can be extended a further 12 hours in certain circumstances. For most types of crime, the police have the right to photograph a suspect they have arrested, and take fingerprints and a DNA