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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > Fourth Amendment > Fourth Amendment issues > citizen's arrest
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > civilian/private involvement > citizen's arrest
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > arrest (policing) > citizen's arrest

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citizen's arrest  

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  • the act of an ordinary citizen placing another person under arrest for a felony. Although citizen arrests are possible and indeed desirable in the case of certain felonies, legal liability accrues to the individual assuming this power. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Citizen's Arrest]

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