non court sanctions

Question 1

what punishments can be given by non court authority?

Answer 1

. caution by police
. conditional cautions by police
. penalty notices

Question 2

what is a caution by police?

Answer 2

2 types of cautions
Simple cautions and conditional cautions

they will be recorded on the police national computer (PNC) and will show on standard and enhanced DBS checks

Question 3

what is a simple caution by the police?

Answer 3

simple cautions are more for minor offences that become “spent” immediately, nothing really happens is a verbal warning

Question 4

why could you get a simple caution form the police?

Answer 4

• swearing at an officer
• pulling up flowers on somebody else’s property
• dropping litter
• possession of cannabis

Question 5

what is a conditional caution by the police?

Answer 5

Conditional cautions Involve additional conditions like compensation payments or rehabilitation programs, drug testing or cleaning

Question 6

why might you get a conditional caution from the police?

Answer 6

caught smoking cannabis

Question 7

what is a penalty notice by police?

Answer 7

issued if an individual is behaving inappropriately in public
example:
- drunk and disorderly
- petty theft

Question 8

what form of sanction is non court sanctions?

Answer 8

formal