Laws To Learn Pre-Training Flashcards
Theft
Section 1 of the Theft Act 1968
A person in guilty of theft if he dishonesty appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
(Section 1 of the Theft Act 1968)
Robbery
Section 8(1) of the Theft Act 1968
A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before, or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts, or seeks to put, any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.
(Section 8(1) of the Theft Act 1968)
The UK Caution
“You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.”
Criminal Damage
Section (1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971
A person who, without lawful excuse, destroys or damages any property, belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged, Shall be guilty of an offence.
(Section (1) of the criminal Damage Act 1971)
Burglary
Section 9(1) (a) of the Theft Act 1968
A person is guirty of burglary if-
he enters any building or par of a building as a trespasser and with Intent to commit any such ottence as is mentioned in the Sub Section (2) below;
- Stealing anything in the building or part of a building in question.
- Inflicting on any person therein any grievous, harm,
- unlawful damage to the building or anything therein
(Section 9 (1) (a) of the Theft Act, 1968
Theft
Section 9 (1) (b) of the Theft Act 1968
Having entered any building or part of a building as a trespasser, he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building, or that part of It, or inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person therein any grievous bodily
harm.
(section 9 (1) (b) of the Thett Art 1968
Stop and Search
G O W I S E L Y
G = Grounds for Search
O = object of search
W = Warrant card (if not in uniform
I = Identity of officer
S= Station
E = Entitlement to a copy of the search record
L = Legal power used
Y= you are detained for the purpose of this search
Going equipped to steal
Section 25 (1) of the Theft Act, 1968
A person shall be guilty of an offence if, when not at his piace of abode, he has with him any article for use in the course of, or in connection
with, any burglary or theft.
(Section 25 (1) of the Theft Act 1968)
Phonetic Alphabet
A = ALPHA
B =BRAVO
C = CHARLIE
D = DELTA
E = ECHO
F= FOXTROT
G = GOLF
H= HOTEL
I = INDIA
J= JULIET
K = KILO
L =LIMA
M = MIKE
N= NOVEMBER
O = OSCAR
P= PAPA
Q = QUEBEC
R = ROMEO
S= SIERRA
T = TANGO
U = UNIFORM
V = VICTOR
W= WHISKEY
X= X-RAY
Y = YANKEE
Z = ZULU
Status codes and explanation - radio key words
Status
0 - Emergency, police officer needs assistance
1 - On duty
2- Available, on patrol
3- Available, on standby
4- Refreshments
5- En route to incident
6- At scene / dealing with incident
7 - Committed but deployable
8 - Unavailable and not deployable
9 - Prisoner escort
10 - At court
11- Off duty
12 - Confidential message
13 - Call back
14 - Urgent call
15 - Received
16 - Repeat
Caution (Jersey)
“You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but what you say may be put into writing and given in evidence.”
Codes of ethics - National Decision Model
- Gather information and intelligence
- Assess threat and risk and develop a working strategy
- Consider powers and policy
- Identify options and contingencies
- Take action and review what happened
Juliet Codes
J1 - Wanted
J2 - Weapons
J3 - Drugs
J4 - Diseases
J5- Violent
J6- Mental health
Policing Principles
Accountability
Fairness
Honesty integrity
Leadership
Objectivity
Openness
Respect
Selflessness
M E T H A N E - reporting a major incident
M - Major incident declared ?
E - Exact location
T - Type of incident
H - Hazards
A - Access (and egress)
N - Number of casualties (and severity)
E - Emergency Services (present and required)
