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bicycle theft

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a person who without the owners consent or other lawful authority takes a pedal cycle for his own or another’s use or knowing it was so taken rides it

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aggravated vehicle taking

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commits TWOC and it is proved that any time after the vehicle was unlawfully taken and before it was recovered, the vehicle was driven, or injury or damage was caused, in one or more of the following circumstances

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TWOC section 12 (1) theft act 1968

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a person commits offence if they take a conveyance without owners consent or other lawful authority for own or another’s use or knowing it was so taken, drives it or allows themselves to be carried in or on it

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prohibited articles

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any article made or adapted for use in the course of, or in connection with an offence of criminal damage

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bladed article

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any person who has with them any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed

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offensive weapons

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any article which is made or adapted for causing injury to people

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Stop and search section 1 PACE 1984

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a police constable may detain in order to search any person, vehicle or anything which is in or on a vehicle, in any place to which the public has access if he or she has a reasonable grounds that stolen or prohibited articles will be found

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enclosed area

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an area in the open air which is enclosed in some way

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aggravated burglary s. 10 theft act

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a person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has WIFE

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burglary- s. 9 (1) b theft act 1968

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a person is guilty of burglary if having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser he steals + inflicts GBH

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burglary - s.9 (1) (a) theft act 1968

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a person is guilty of burglary if they enter a building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal, inflict GBH and damage

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robbery

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steals and immediately before or at the time of doing so uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

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section 4- fear or provocation of violence ( FUCK YOU UP)

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a person is guilty of an offence if he uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or writing , sign or visible representation with intent to cause that person fear of immediate unlawful violence

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section 4A ( FUCK YOU)

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a person is guilty of an offence if with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress he uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour or displays any writing, sign or other visible representation, which is threatening, abusive or insulting

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section 5- harassment, alarm, distress (FUCK)

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a person is guilty of an offence if they use threatening, abusive words or behaviour, or displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening or abusive within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress

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bind over

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individual is required to enter a recognisance to keep the peace

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breach of peace

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harm is actually done or is likely to be done to a person or their property or a person is in fear of harm

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public disorder

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disruptive behaviour which deprives others of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled

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riot

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where 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them (taken together) is such that would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety

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violent disorder

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where 3 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety each of the persons using or threatening unlawful violence

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affray

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a person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatens violence towards another and his conduct is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety

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drunk while in charge of a child

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any person found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises, while having the charge of a child apparently under the age of 7, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding one month

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drunk and incapable

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a person found drunk in a highway, or any other public place, whether a building, or not, or on any licensed premises and appears incapable of taking care of themselves

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drunk and disorderly

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it is an offence for any person whilst drunk in a public place to be guilty of disorderly behaviour

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public place

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any highway or other premises or place to which at the material time, the public have, or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise

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intoxicating liquor

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any other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor

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drunk in a public place

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it is an offence for any person to be found drunk on a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises

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intoxicating liquor

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any other fermented , distilled or spiritous liquor

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recklessness

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a defendant will be reckless if they are aware that a risk exists and go on unreasonably to take that risk

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negligence

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a defendant must fail to reach the standards of care that a reasonable person would take and the failiure to reach this standard of care must cause harm to the victim

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drunkenness

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a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of intoxicating liquor, to the extent of losing control over normal and mental function

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obstructing hindering emergency workers

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a person who without reasonable excuse obstructs or hinders another whilst that other is responding to an emergency shall be guilty of an offence

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assault/ wilfully obstruct a designated or accredited person

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a person who assaults, resists or wilfuly obstructs a designated or accredited person in the execution of his duty a person or assisting a designated or accredited person in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence

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grievous bodily harm

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whoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily arm upon any other person either with or without any weapon or instrument shall be guilty of an offence

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assaults on emergency workers

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a person who commits a common assault or battery against an emergency worker acting in the exercise of functions of such a worker shall be guilty of an offence

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obstruct/ resist police

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a person who resists or willfully obstructs a constable in the execution or his duty or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence

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assault police

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a person who assaults a constable in the execution of his duty or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence

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assault causing ABH

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whosoever shall be convicted of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm shall be liable to imprisonment

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racially/religiously aggravated

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one motivated (wholly or partly) by racial or religious hostility towards members of a racial or religious group based on their membership of that group

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common assault and battery

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no injury is caused

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battery

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a battery is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly inflicts force on another

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assault

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an act where a person intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate personal violence

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abstracting electricity

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a person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years

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theft

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a person is guilty of theft if he/she dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it

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making off without payment

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a person who, knowing that payment on the spot for any goods supplied or service done is required or expected from him, dishonestly makes off without having paid as required or expected and with intent to avoid payment of the amount shall be guilty of an offence

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criminal attempts act 1981

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if, with intent to commit an offence a person does an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, he/she is guilty of attempting to commit the offence.

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mens rea

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guilty mind

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actus reus

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guilty act

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criminal damage

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a person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intenting to destroy or damage any such property would be destroyed or damaged

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threats to commit damage

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a person who without lawful excuse makes another a threat, intending that the other would fear or damage any property belonging to that other or a third person or to destroy or to destroy or damage his own property in way which he knows is likely to endanger the life of that other or a third person

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articles to commit damage

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a person who has anything in his custody or under his control intending without lawful excuse to use it or cause or permit another to use it to destroy or damage any property belonging to some other person or to destroy or damage his own or the users property in a way which h knows is likely to endanger the life of some other person

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aggravated damage

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a person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property, whether belonging to himself or another, intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any property would be destroyed or damaged and intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered

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