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Arrest

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CRC Article = 37(b)
Note:
The right of the child not to be subjected to unlawful or arbitrary arrest, and the right to the use of arrest only as measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate time are set forth in Article 37(b) of the CRC.

See also:
Children deprived of their liberty   Deprivation of liberty