vulnerability

Question 1

Section 1 Slavery

Answer 1

Person holds another person in slavery or servitude and that person knows or ought to know that the other person is held in slavery or servitude or a person requires another person to perform forced or compulsory labour.

When the status of a person over whom any powers attaching the right of ownership are exercised. Servitude- denial of freedom

Question 2

Section 2 Trafficking

Answer 2

Person commits the offence if the person arranges or facilitates the travel of another person with a view to that person being exploited.

3 phases of trafficking- Recruitment, Transit, destination

Question 3

MAPPA

Answer 3

Multi agency public protection arrangements

Protecting the public from sexual and/ or violent offenders

Question 4

VISOR

Answer 4

Violent and sex offenders register

Information about offenders is stored on here

Question 5

SHPO

Answer 5

Sexual Harm Prevention Order- court order if police feel there is a specific concern about an individual.

Question 6

Anticipated Plea

Answer 6

A guilty plea is when the suspect has made a clear admission to the offence and has said nothing to be used as a defence.

or the suspect has made no admission but has not denied the offence or otherwise indicated and the commission of the offence and identification of the offender can be proved by reliable evidence

Question 7

Anti social behaviour orders

Answer 7

Criminal behaviour order- back of a conviction
Community protection notice - over 16
Injuction- over 18
Public spaces protection order- prohibits certain actions
Dispersal powers- lasts 48 hours

Question 8

Sex workers/ prostitution. Section 1 street offences act

Answer 8

it is an offence for a person aged over 18 persistently to loiter or solicit in a street or public place for the purpose of prositution.
Summary offence

Question 9

Section 51 sexual offences act- soliciting to obtain services of a prostitute

Answer 9

It is an offence for a person in a street or public place to solicit another for the purpose of obtaining sexual services as a prostitute.
Summary offence

Question 10

Harassment. Section 1 prohibits

Answer 10

A person must not pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
Points to prove- course of conduct which amounted to harassment which he knew or ought to know would mount tp harassment

Question 11

Harassment section 2 Summary offence

Answer 11

A person who pursues a course of conduct in breach of section 1 is guilty of an offence.

Question 12

Defences to harassment

Answer 12

was in the prevention of crime
that it was being carried out under an act of law
in the circumstances the conduct was reasonable
Would a reasonable person consider it to be harassment

Question 13

Section 4 harassment fear of violence- Either way

Answer 13

A person whose course of conduct causes another to fear on at least two occasions that violence will be used against him is guilty of an offence if he knows or ought to know that his course of conduct will cause another to fear.

Question 14

Section 16 Threats to kill- either way

Answer 14

A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat intending that the other would fear it be carried out to kill that other or third person

person receiving the threat would fear the threat

Question 15

Section 2A Stalking- Summary

Fixated Obsessed Unwanted Repeated

Answer 15

Person pursues a course of conduct in breach of section 1 and that conduct amounted to stalking and which they knew or ought to know that course of conduct amounted to harassment

Question 16

Stalking fear of violence or serious alarm or distress- either way

Answer 16

A more serious stalking offence of causing another to fear on at least two occasions that violence will be used against them or causes them serious alarm or distress which has a serious effect on their everyday lives

Question 17

Restraining orders Section 5- Either way

Answer 17

Anyone who without reasonable excuse does anything which he is prohibited from doing by an order under this section.

Question 18

Section 3 Civil remedy- injunctions - either way

Answer 18

Anyone who without reasonable excuse breaches a stalking protection order.

Question 19

Harassment

Answer 19

Would the suspects behaviour likely continue if the underlying problem continued but the individual concerned was different. Harassment is generally focused on a dispute rather than an individual.

Question 20

Domestic abuse

Answer 20

Behaviour of a person towards another person is domestic abuse if both persons are aged 16 and over and personally connected to each other related or intimate.
Contact SPOC- Single point of contact

Question 21

DASH

Answer 21

Domestic Abuse Stalking and Honour

Set list of questions to carry out at any domestic incident

Question 22

Section 76 serious crime act- Domestic abuse- either way

Answer 22

A person commits an offence if they continuously engage in behaviour towards another person that is controlling or coercive, at the time of the behaviour the people are personally connected and the behaviour has a serious effect on the other and the offender ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect on the other.

Question 23

High risk domestic abuse cases contact MARAC

Answer 23

Occupation orders- one partner can remain at the property- civil order
Domestic violence protection notice- stops them attending property between 14- 28 days
Domestic violence disclosure scheme- right to ask for information, right to know, extra protection
Non molestation and restraining orders are the same- stop offenders contacting the victim, power of arrest if breached