Definitions 2 Exam PCSO

• PROHIBITED ARTICLES

  An article is prohibited if it is - An offensive weapon (made, adapted or intended) or Bladed or sharply pointed articles (Excluding folding pocket knives with cutting edge of blade not exceeding 3 inches) OR Articles made, adapted or intended for use in the course of or in connection with any Burglary, Theft, Taking without consent or Fraud or Criminal Damage or Firework.
• A - Amount of time under observation

  D - Distance

  V - Visibility

  O - Obstructions

  K - Known or seen before

  A - Any reason to remember

  T - Time elapsed

  E - Errors
• OFFENSIVE WEAPON

  Any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him, or by some other person.
• GOING EQUIPPED

  It is an offence for any person, when not at his place of abode, has with him any article for such use in the course of or in connection with any burglary or theft.
• PUBLIC PLACE

  Any place to which, at the material time, the public has, or is permitted access, whether on payment or otherwise.
• BREACH OF THE PEACE

  Common Law - A breach of the peace occurs when harm is done or is likely to be done to a person, or in his presence, his property or whenever a person is in fear of being harmed through an assault, affray, riot or other disturbance.
• MISSING PERSONS

  Anyone whose whereabouts cannot be established and where the circumstances are out of character of the context suggests the person may be subject of crime or at risk of harm to themselves or another.
• ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

  Behaving in a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as themself.
• CRITICAL INCIDENT

  Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or community.
• DOMESTIC ABUSE

  Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behavior, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or who have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This can encompass but it is not limited to the following types of abuse:

  • psychological
  • physical
  • sexual
  • financial
  • emotional

  Although not included in the legal definition, Kent Police include 'honour' based violence, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
• ASSAULT

  Any act which intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence.
• THEFT

  A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly, appropriates, property, belonging to another, with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it and 'thief' and 'steal' shall be construed accordingly.
• CRIMINAL DAMAGE

  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.
• Robbery

  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.
• BURGLARY

  A person is guilty of Burglary if -

  9(1)(a) He enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal anything in the building, or part of the building, or inflict GBH on any person therein or, do unlawful damage to the building or anything therein.

  9(1)(b) 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.
• MOTOR VEHICLE

  A mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads.
• MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE

  An MPV is a vehicle constructed so that it can be propelled mechanically by internal combustion engine, steam, electricity.
• VEHICLES CAUSING ALARM AND DISTRESS

  59 (1) Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being, or has been, used on any occasion in a manner which -

  (A)(careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), AND (B) Is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress, or annoyance to members of the public.
• He shall have the power to:59(3)(a) - order the person driving to stop the vehicle,59(3)(b) - seize and remove the vehicle,59(3)(c) - enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds to believe the motor vehicle to be59(3)(d) - use reasonable force, if necessary, to do any of 59(3)(A-C) above.
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  59(4) - A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless -

  (A) - he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it if that use continues or is repeated; and

  (B) - it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the warning.