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Intentional damage

Intentionally

A

A deliberate or reckless act without lawful justification, excuse or claim of right

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Intentional damage

Damages

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Temporary or permanent reduction in the value or usefulness of the property

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Intentional damage

Property

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Something that belongs to another person and is capable of being damaged

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Intentional damage

Sets fire to

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Damages through use of fire

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Any tree or vegetation

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Any growing plant

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Assault

Assaults

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Acts if intentionally applying or attempting to apply direct force to the person of another, directly or indirectly, or threatening by any act or gesture to apply such force to the person of another if the person making the threat has or causes the other to believe on reasonable grounds they have the present ability to effect their purpose

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Assault

Another person

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It has to be ANOTHER PERSON other then the offender

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Assault with a weapon

Using anything as a weapon

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AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT, whether animate or inanimate, must be USED AS A WEAPON

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Assault with a weapon

Having anything with him or her in circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it as a weapon

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AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT, whether animate or inaminate, must be either ON THE OFFENDER or REASONABLY AVAILABLE to the them. The CIRCUMSTANCES must be sufficient to SHOW AN INTENTION TO USE the OBJECT AS A WEAPON

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Dishonestly

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WITHOUT A BELIEF that there was CONSENT or AUTHORITY from the OWNER

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Without claim of right

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NO BELIEF that the act was LAWFUL

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Takes

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Physically TAKES OR MOVES the property with no authority whatsoever

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Theft

Any property

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ANYTHING whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, that is the PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON AND HAS VALUE

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Theft

With intent to deprive any owner permanently of that property

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DEPRIVE THE OWNER PERMANENTLY OR DEAL WITH IT in a manner that it CANNOT BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION

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Theft

With intent to deprive any owner permanently of any interest in that property

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DEPRIVE THE OWNER PERMANENTLY of that part of the property of which they have an INTEREST

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Theft

Uses or deals with

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HAS POSSESSION or CONTROL of the property and EXCEEDS THR AUTHORITY OR CONDITIONS given by USING OR DEALING with the property IN ANY MANNER

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Theft

After obtaining possession or control of that property in whatever manner

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OBTAINS POSSESSION or CONTROL of that property for HIMSELF OR HERSELF OR ANY OTHER PERSON

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

Uses

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GAINS POSSESSION OR CONTROL of the property, but then EXCEEDS AUTHORITY OR CONDITIONS given by the OWNER by USING it in any manner

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

But not so as to be guilty of theft

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UNABKE TO PROVE AN INTENTION TO PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE OWNER

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

For any persons purpose

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For their OWN or ANOTHER PERSONS purposes

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Any vehicle

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A contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved

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Any ship

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Any vessel used in navigation, however propelled

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Any aircraft

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Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reaction of the air

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Any part of any vehicle, ship or aircraft

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Any part removed from (relevant definition of each)

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Any horse

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Any type of horse

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Burglary

Enters

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ENTRY IS COMPLETE as soon as ANY PART OF THE BODY OF THE PERSON or INSTRUMENT USED BY THE PERSON IS WITHIN the building or ship

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Any building

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ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE of any description whether PERMEANT OR TEMPORARY

Includes a tent, caravan, houseboat, enclosed yard, closed cave and closed tunnels

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Part of any building

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PART OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE of any description whether PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY

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Part of any ship

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Part of any vessel used in navigation, however propelled

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Burglary

Without authority

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AN ABSENCE OF AUTHORITY, either expressed or implied, from A PERSON LEGALLY ABLE TO GIVE CONSENT

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Burglary

With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship

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There must be an INTENTION TO COMMIT AN IMPRISONABLE OFFENCE IN THE BUILDING OR SHIP

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Burglary

Having entered

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IS PHYSICALLY INSIDE the building or ship

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Burglary

Remains without authority

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REMAINS WHEN CONSENT TO BE WITHIN the building or ship NO LONGER APPLIES

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Dishonest taking/using a document

Obtains

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PHYSICALLY TRANSFERS into a persons POSSESSION, with or without authority

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Dishonest taking/using a document

With intent to obtain

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An intention to OBTAIN or RETAIN for HIMSELF OR HERSELF or ANY OTHER PERSON

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Dishonest taking/using a document

Any document

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Something that conveys information or serves as a record

37
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Service

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NON TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE provided by another

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Pecuniary advantage

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AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE such as money or goods

39
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Valuable consideration

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A COMPENSATION OR FEE

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Dishonest uses/attempts to use a document

Uses

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PHYSICALLY USES the document

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Dishonest uses/attempts to use a document

Attempts to use

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PHYSICALLY ATTEMPTS to use the document

42
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Robbery

Theft

A

THEFT IS COMPLETE WHEN…….

43
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Robbery

Accompanied by violence

A

ACTUAL VIOLENCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE THEFT

44
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Robbery

Accompanied by threats of violence

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THREATS OF VIOLENCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE THEFT, DEMONSTRATED BY CONDUCT OF WORDS

45
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Robbery

To any person

A

Means either THE PERSON ROBBED OR ANY OTHER PERSON

46
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Robbery

To any property

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ANY PROPERTY WHATSOEVER, whether belonging to the person robbed or any other person

47
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Robbery

Used to extort the property stolen

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THE VIOLENCE OR THREATS used by the offender are SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE the person to HAND OVER the property AGAINST THEIR WILL

48
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Robbery

To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen

A

The property is TAKEN by the offender AFTER SNY RESISTANCE to its taking has been PREVENTED OR OVERCOME

49
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Receiving

Receives

A

EITHER EXCLUSIVLY OR JOINTLY with the THEIF OR ANY OTHER PERSON has POSSESSION OR CONTROL OVER ANYTHING UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED or HELPS in its CONCEALEMNT OR DISPOSAL

50
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Receiving

Any property stolen

A

ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, whether tangible or intangible, that is the PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON, HAS VALUE AND HAS BEEN STOLEN

51
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Receiving

Any property obtained by any other imprisonable offence

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ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, whether tangible or intangible. that is THE PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON, HAS VALUE and HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY AN IMPRISONABLE OFFENCE OTHER THEN THEFT

52
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Receiving

Knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained

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BELIEVING AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING that the property had been STOLEN or OBTAINED by any other imprisonable offence

53
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Receiving

Being reckless as to whether the property had been stolen or so obtained

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RECEIVES THE PROPERTY, despite the person CONSCIOUSLY TAKING an UNREASONABLE RISK that the property might be STOLEN or OBTAINED by any other imprisonable offence

54
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Fighting In a Public Place

Fights

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Fighting is punching, kicking, striking, mauling, wrestling etc, between TWO OR MORE WILLING PARTICIPANTS

55
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In a Public Place

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A PLACE THAT, AT ANY MATERIAL TIME, IS OPEN TO OR BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC, WHETHER FREE OR ON PAYMENT OF CHARGE, AND WHETHER THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE PLACE IS LAWFULLY ENTITLES TO EXCLUDE OR EJECT ANY PERSON FROM THAT PLACE; AND INCLUDES ANY AIRCRAFT, HOVERCRAFT, SHIP OR FERRY OR OTHER VESSEL, TRAIN OR VEHICLE CARRYING OR AVAILABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR REWARD. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERIOR OF ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS IN A PUBLIC PLACE

56
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Within view of a public place

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WITHIN VIEW OF A PLACE THAT, AT ANY MATERIAL TIME, IS OPEN TO OR BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC, WHETHER FREE OR ON PAYMENT OF CHARGE, AND WHETHER THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE PLACE IS LAWFULLY ENTITLES TO EXCLUDE OR EJECT ANY PERSON FROM THAT PLACE; AND INCLUDES ANY AIRCRAFT, HOVERCRAFT, SHIP OR FERRY OR OTHER VESSEL, TRAIN OR VEHICLE CARRYING OR AVAILABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR REWARD. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERIOR OF ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS IN A PUBLIC PLACE

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Behaves in

A

to act in a MANNER

58
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incites any person to behave in

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To rouse, to stimulate, to urge on another act in a MANNER

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encourages any person to behave in

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To advise, promote and assist another person to act in a MANNER

60
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence

A riotous manner

A

force or violence LIKELY TO CAUSE ALARM

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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence

a offensive manner

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arousing feelings of resentment/REPULSION

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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence

a threatening manner

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threats that FALL SHORT OF ASSAULT

63
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence

a insulting manner

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reflecting against a persons life or upbringing

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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence

a disorderly manner

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CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR DISTURBANCE AGAINST the values of ORDERLY CONDUCT

65
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Disorderly Behavior Likely to Cause Violence

in circumstances that are likely to cause violence to persons or property to start or continue

A

the circumstances are such that violence to persons or property is like to occur or continue because of the nature and magnitude of the behaviour

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Offensive/Disorderly Behaviour

An offensive manner

A

To act in a MANNER that arouses feelings of resentment, REPULSION

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Offensive/Disorderly Behaviour

a disorderly manner

A

to act in a MANNER that causes annoyance or disturbance AGAINST the values of ORDERLY CONDUCT

68
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Resisting Police

Resists

A

uses OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process

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Resisting Police

incites any other person to resist

A

Rouses, stimulates, URGES ON ANOTHER PERSON to use OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process

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Resisting Police

Encourages any other person to resist

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ADVISES, promotes or assists ANOTHER PERSON to use OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process

71
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Any constable acting int he execution of their duties

A

any sworn member of police who is performing their LAWFUL DUTY

72
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Intentionally Obstructing Police

obstructs

A

Makes it substantially MORE DIFFICULT for the constable TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES

73
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Intentionally Obstructing Police

incites any other person to obstruct

A

Rouses, stimulates, URGES ON ANOTHER PERSON to make it substantuantly more difficult for a constable to carry out their duties

74
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Intentionally Obstructing Police

Encourages any other person to obstruct

A

ADVISES, promotes or assists ANOTHER PERSON to make it substantuantly more difficult for a constable to carry out their duties

75
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house

Found

A

discovered on
seen entering
seen leaving
seen

76
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house

by night

A

Between the end of the first hour after sunset and the beginning of the last hour before sunrise

77
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house

Peeping or peering

A

DELIBERATELY LOOKING through any window or open door

78
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house

Into a dwelling house

A

a residence, place or abode

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