Methods of preventing offenses

Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice by: (1) Requiring security to keep the peace; and (2) Suppressing riots, unlawful assemblies and breaches of the peace. Code 1858, § 4931; Shan., § 6892; Code 1932, § 11416; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-201. Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice by: (1) Requiring security to keep the peace; and (2) Suppressing riots, unlawful assemblies and breaches of the peace. Code 1858, § 4931; Shan., § 6892; Code 1932, § 11416; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-201.