England & Wales

The National Crime Recording Standard artificially increase crime when it was introduced in 2002. Violence against the person increased from 502,000 in 1998/99 to 845,000 in 2004. was it an artificial increase? Americans tend to say that the Firearms Act 1997 increased crime and that banned pistols increased it. Police targeting gang activity might have increased crime. Do you think the increased crime rate is police targeting gangs during this time? Without the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard, the crime rate would probably have shown falls rather than increases. this is my interpretation. I had to take out harassment and r…

If criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years of age. What do we do with children under 10, who have committed a crime? What about the cruelty to children category?

Do you know what Farbgel is and that it is a self defence spray? It is not made to injure and it gives you seconds to run away from an attacker.

Could you carry weapons in the streets to protect yourself against looters and rioters during the London Riots? To push the bad guys out. was this a reasonable excuse to carry it because of the extreme circumstances of the time? a lot of law abiding people carried weapons to protect themselves, such as baseball bats and other weapons.

On offensive weapons: Strict Liability, Ignorance of nature of weapon no excuse on the the case of Bradley v. Moss 1974, I think the carrier should have entitled to carry the weapons as he feared his life was in grave danger? What is your view of the case? A lady was carrying a sheath knife for self defence in Westminster,London back in 1964 and she was arrested and sent to jail for a day. Carrying a weapon just in case is no excuse. She was not in immediate danger. In Grieve v. Macleod 1967, A taxicab driver had with him, a rubber tube with a piece of glass Inserted in it. The police found out and he said the reason was because in Edinburgh, taxicab driver…

This is about interviewing someone outside of a police station, e.g. for a traffic offence, shoplifting under a value of £100, possession of cannabis – i.e. when you deal with the offence there and then. The way I’ve always seen this done is that the officer says the caution and then “You’re not under arrest, you’re free to go, and you’re entitled to free and independent legal advice.” Then they start interviewing. That’s also the way I was taught back in training and how our forms for cannabis/traffic are designed (I’m in the Met). However, I’ve just read Code C of PACE, 10.2, which says (capital letters added by me for emphasis): “WHENEVER a person …

A bit long-winded, this one. A friend and I were recently accosted by a chap in Manchester, who was selling what appeared to be a street paper. Being an occasional Big Issue reader, I thought I'd have a chat with this guy to find out what this new publication was all about. It would seem that the business model is similar to the BI - i.e. vendors buy copies from a depot for a certain unit price, and then add a bit on to this price when selling to the public. My maths isn't good at the best of times, but I remember being rather unimpressed with the profit margin for the vendors. But that's by the by - what did interest me was the fact that this person had no form of c…

So the guy below is travelling from Manchester Airport to Dubai, at Manchester Airport whilst waiting for his flight he tricks his way into the Aspire first class lounge by pretending he has a friend inside, he than helps himself to a full 3 course meal. Is this theft? His YouTube video paints himself as a clever geezer who has managed to bag himself a free seat in a first class lounge, however is this actually evidence of his theft? Relevant bit below starts from 2;15

Hi all, I currently work as a Door Supervisor In a busy night club; after seeing a video on YouTube (linked below) of a Police Officer physically attempting to remove someone from a Supermarket once the manager asked him to leave, along with reading the comments, it has sparked some though as to how the law stands on Door Supervisors physically removing people from licences premises. 1) I am wondering what the wording is in the eyes of the law reguarding Door Supervisors physically removing people from licenced premises? 2) If for example I was working as a Security Guard on a building sight and someone walked on the sight, sat down and refused to move, wou…

I would like to ask you for a favor. Recently I have been forced to experience some difficulty which I have never experienced in the past. A few months ago, I have filed an online crime report to the met-Police, But, Police informed me that my report is a civil matter, hence, can not be investigated by the police, and it was rejected to be assisted by the police, Please note: Report against a valid authorise service company, which they damaged my brand new car ( My Asset, My Property under the English Law), and my car, still is at their garage. However, when the other party ( the service company) filed a report against me to the police, They have got the police tr…

I came across some obscure legislation (the first one below) and it made me wonder what pieces of legislation Magistrates have within their civil capacity to hear complaints or what obscure pieces of legislation allow people to bring civil matters before a Magistrates Court. Return of Stolen Property- Metropolitan Courts Police Act 1839 (S.27) Any person within the Metropolitan Police District may lay a complaint at a Magistrates Court in relation to a pawn broker or a second hand property dealer who has in their possession any item stolen or unlawfully obtained from the complainant. The Court may issue either a summons or a warrant for the dealer or broken man…