Public Places, Behaviour and Disorder offences

Question 1

Define Public Place

Answer 1

• A place that at any material time,
• Is open to, or being used by the public
• Whether free or on payment of a charge
• And whether any owner or occupier of the place is lawfully entitled to exclude or eject that person from that place…
• And includes any: • Aircraft • Hovercraft • Ship • Ferry • Other vessel • Train • Vehicle……
• That is carrying or available to carry passengers for reward.
• And includes the interior of any vehicle which is in a public place

Question 2

Fighting in a public place (elements)

Answer 2

Fights

In a public place

Question 3

Fights

Answer 3

Fighting is punching, striking, mauling, wrestling, etc, between two or more willing participants

Question 4

In a public place

Answer 4

A place that, at any material time, is open to or is being used by the public, whether free or on payment of a charge, and whether any owner or occupier of the place is lawfully entitled 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 a vehicle that is in a public place

Question 5

Disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence (elements)

Answer 5

-In a public place OR Within view of a public place
-Behaves in OR Incites or encourages any person to behave in
-A riotous manner OR An offensive manner OR A threatening manner OR An insulting manner OR
A disorderly manner.
-That is likely, in the circumstances, to cause violence against persons or property to start or continue.

Question 6

Offensive OR Disorderly Behaviour (elements)

Answer 6

• In a public place OR Within view of a public place

- Behaves in an offensive manner OR Behaves in a disorderly manner

Question 7

Resisting//Obstructing police (Elements)

Answer 7

• Resists OR Incites or encourages any other person to resist
• Any constable or authorised officer or prison officer or any traffic officer acting in the execution of their duty.
• Intentionally obstructs OR Incites or encourages any other person to obstruct
• Any constable or authorised officer or prison officer or any traffic officer acting in the execution of their duty.

Question 8

Resists

Answer 8

requires some degree of force by the offender.

Question 9

intentionally obstructs

Answer 9

deliberately making it more difficult for a person to carry out their duties

Question 10

Incites or encourages

Answer 10

urge or persuade someone to make it more difficult for the person to carry out their duties.

Question 11

Acting in the execution of their duty

Answer 11

the person must have been lawfully exercising their powers.