If you get arrested for an offence or crime and are charged and appear in court where you admit the charge or are found guilty and are punished then you will have a criminal record.
If however you have never been arrested and therefore never been charged for an offence or crime then how could you get a criminal record?
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A criminal record means you have been CONVICTED. An arrest isn't necessary for a conviction and doesn't guarantee a conviction.
Yes if you are found guilty in absentia or accept a police caution
Both can happen without arrest
Yes, you can be declared "wanted" for a crime based on evidence already in the hands of the prosecuting authorities.
Of course not.
If you get arrested for an offence or crime and are charged and appear in court where you admit the charge or are found guilty and are punished then you will have a criminal record.
If however you have never been arrested and therefore never been charged for an offence or crime then how could you get a criminal record?