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Nightwalker statutes were English statutes, in the era before modern policing, allowing or requiring night watchmen to arrest those found on the city streets and hold them until morning.〔''Atwater v. Lago Vista'' 532 US 318 (2001)〕 As an example, the Statute of Winchester, adopted in 1285 and readopted or amended several times until its repeal in 1827, stated that "if any stranger do pass by them, he shall be arrested until morning."〔13 Edw. I, ch. 4, §§5–6〕 Such power was interpreted to extend not only to the watchmen themselves, but also to assistants, and allowed the arrest and detention of all persons.〔4 Blackstone 289〕 ==See also== * Hue and cry * Policing in the United Kingdom * Security * Security officer * Watchman (law enforcement) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nightwalker statute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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