Short messages on UK Crime from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
“Arson” is when someone deliberately sets fire to something to cause damage or to endanger human life. It is a criminal act and carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Take your sat nav with you out of the car and take the mount off the windscreen. Thieves also look for the suction mark on the windscreen where they attach, so ensure you clean it.
You should call 101 to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. For example, you should call 101 if your car has been stolen, your property has been damaged, to report a minor traffic collision, give the police information about crime in your area or to speak to the police about a general enquiry.
You should call 999 when it is an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, someone suspected of a crime is nearby, when there is danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened.
Signing up for Facebook includes accepting the contract of their terms and conditions – which includes the agreement not to bully, intimidate, harasses or to post hate speech. Doing this could result in facebook taking legal action against you, as well as the consequences from the Police of documented bullying.
Those sentenced for six months or less are placed on the sex offenders register for seven years, or three and a half years if under 18. Those cautioned for a sexual offence are put on the register for two years, or one year if under 18.
Those given a jail sentence of more than 30 months for sexual offending are placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely. Those imprisoned for between six and 30 months remain on the register for 10 years, or five years if they are under 18.
If you are unsure or worried about the safety of a child, young person or vulnerable adult, please contact your local Police or Social Work Services or telephone the National Child Protection Helpline 0800 022 3222.
Head teachers, doctors, youth leaders, sports club managers and others, including landlords, are notified of the existence of a local sex offender on a confidential basis.
The sex offenders register contains the details of anyone convicted, cautioned or released from prison for sexual offence against children or adults since September 1997, when it was set up.