Public Order 2

Question 1

What are the drivers for Criminality

Answer 1

1. Opportunity
2. Characteristics of offenders
3. Effectiveness of the criminal justice system
4. Profit
5. Drugs
6. Alcohol

Question 2

What would constitute public drunkenness

Answer 2

• Unsteady on their feet
• Glazed/Bloodshot eyes
• Smell of intoxicants
• Speech slurred
• Dishevelled
  If you are arresting for this, you need to explain the top 4 to the custody sergeant and included in duty/arrest statements.

Question 3

What is S.91 (1) Criminal Justice Act 1967

Answer 3

Drunkenness in a public place.

Question 4

What is S.1 of the Sporting Events Act 1985

Answer 4

It is an offence to carry alcohol on a vehicle during a journey to or from a designated sporting event

Question 5

What is S.2 of the Sporting Events Act 1985

Answer 5

A person who has alcohol or any article to which this section applies in his possession
- Any area from which the event may be directly viewed
- While entering or trying to enter a designated sports ground
- Or who is drunk while entering or trying to enter a designated ground
At any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground

Question 6

What is Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986

Answer 6

Harassment, alarm or distress.

Likely to cause (H/A/D) Harassment, alarm, distress

• Not aimed at a specific person
• Must be in the presence of another
• Knew conduct to be abusive
• No need to prove intent to cause H/A/D

Question 7

What is Section 4 (a) of the Public Order Act 1986

Answer 7

Intentional harassment, alarm or distress.

• Intends H/A/D
• Intends to cause H/A/D
• At least one person much H/A/D
• Does not include distribution of material – display only
• Aimed at a specific person/group
• Requires a public element to the offence

Question 8

What is Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986

Answer 8

Fear or provocation of violence

• Threatening behaviour
• Distributes/displays threatening material
• Intent to cause another fear of immediate violence
• Intent to provoke violence

Question 9

What are hints to remember the differences between Section 5, 4a & 4

Answer 9

Section 5 – fuck off fuck off fuck off
Section 4A – you all fuck off ya bastards
Section 4 – you fuck off, just you fuck off

Question 10

What is Section 146 Criminal Justice Act 2003

Answer 10

Any offence can be aggravated by hostility towards –

• Sexual orientation
• Disability
• Transgender status

Question 11

What is Anti-Social Behaviour

Answer 11

• Conduct that has caused or likely to cause harassment, harm or distress to a person
• Conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person in relation to that person’s occupation of residential premises or
• Conduct capable of causing housing-related nuisance or annoyance to any person

Question 12

What are the main powers under Anti-social and crime and behaviour act 2014

Answer 12

• Criminal behaviour order (CBO)
• Civil injunction
• Dispersal powers
• Public spaces protection order (PSPO)

Question 13

What Section 12 of The Licensing Act 1872

Answer 13

Penalty on persons found drunk

Question 14

What is Section 1 of The Licensing Act 1872

Answer 14

Drunk and incapable