Introduction and Investigation Definitions

Question 1

Breach of the Peace

Answer 1

Breach of the peace is a crime at common law and is constituted by one or more persons conducting himself or themselves in a riotous and disorderly manner, where such conduct is severe enough to cause alarm to ordinary people and threaten serious disturbance to the community

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

A crime at common law, and is every attack directed to take effect physically on the person of another, whether or not actual injusry is inflicted

Question 3

Abettor

Answer 3

Any person who incites, instigates, encourages or counsels another to commit a crime

Question 4

Accessory

Answer 4

Anyone who aids the perpetrator with advice or assistance before or at the time of the crime or who acts in concert by watching whilst the crime is committed

Question 5

Principal

Answer 5

The person who actually commits the crime

Question 6

Attempt to Pervert the Course of Justice

Answer 6

A crime at common law which be described as any overt and intentional action calculated, to interfere with either the normal investigation of a crime or the bringing of an offender to justice

Question 7

Contempt of Court

Answer 7

An intentional disrespect or an action against the courts authority

Question 8

Perjury

Answer 8

A crime at common law committed by an person who wilfully makes a false statement under oath or affirmation equivalent to oath

Question 9

Subornation of Perjury

Answer 9

A crime at common law committed by any person who counsels or induces by any means, a person to give false testimony in judicial proceedings

Question 10

Wasting Police Time

Answer 10

Is a crime at common law committed by any person who maliciously makes a false statement to the police with the intention and effect of causing unnecessary police investigation

Question 11

Theft

Answer 11

A crime at common law and is the taking and appropriating of property without the consent of the rightful owner or lawful authority

Question 12

House

Answer 12

Includes any dwelling house or other roofed building, finished or unfinished, or any part of a building used as a separate dwelling, which is secured against intrusion by unauthorised persons

Question 13

Lockfast Place

Answer 13

Includes rooms, cupboards, drawers, safes, desks, cash-boxes, show-cases and any other receptacle, the contents of which are protected by lock and key

Question 14

Reset

Answer 14

A crime at common law committed by any person with intent to deprive the owner, to receive and keep property, knowing that it had been appropriated by theft, embezzlement or fraud

Question 15

Robbery

Answer 15

A crime at common law committed by any person who feloniously appropriates property, by means of violence or threats of violence

Question 16

Fraud

Answer 16

Falsehood - False representation by word of mouth or writing or false conduct
Fraud - Intention to deceive and defraud, and
Wilful - That the cheat designed had been successful to the extent of gaining benefit or advantage or of prejudicing or tending to prejudice the interest of another person

Question 17

Malicious Mischief

Answer 17

A crime at common law constituted by wilful, wanton, and malicious destruction of, or damage to the property of another

Question 18

Vandalism (S52 Criminal Law (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 1995)

Answer 18

Creates an offence for any person to wilfully or recklessly destroy or damage to property of another without reason

Question 19

Culpable and Reckless Fireraising

Answer 19

Is committed when property is set on fire as a result of a reckless act by the accused

Question 20

Wilful Fireraising

Answer 20

Committed when a person intentionally sets fire to any form of property

Question 21

Offensive Weapon

Answer 21

Includes any article made or adapted for the use of causing injury to the person or intended by the person having it with them or such use by either themselves or by some other person

Question 22

Public Place

Answer 22

Means any place other than:

• Domestic premised, i.e., premises occupied as a private dwelling and includes any stair, passage, garden, yard, garage, outhouse or other appurtenance of such premises which is not used in common by the occupants of more than one such dwelling
• School premises, or
• a prison

Question 23

Cybercrime

Answer 23

A crime that can ONLY be committed using a computer or Internet Communications Technology (ICT) device

Question 24

Community Intelligence

Answer 24

Information which is acquired either directly or indirectly from communities which enhances the decision making process in relation to the delivery of local policing activity including that relating to events, location, groups and/or individuals that are involved in or linked to terrorism or criminality

Question 25

Terroritst

Answer 25

A person who - a) has committed an offence under any of sections 11, 12, 15, 18, 54 and 56 to 63, or b) is or has been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism

Question 26

Intelligence

Answer 26

Information which has been subject to a defined evaluation and risk assessment process in order to assist with police decision making

Question 27

Fraud, Forgery and Uttering

Answer 27

A crime at common law and consists in the making and publishing of writing feloniously intended to represent and pass for the genuine writing of another person