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Disorderly conduct is a crime in most jurisdictions, such as the United States and China. Typically, "disorderly conduct" is a term used to refer to any behavior that is considered unacceptable in a formal, civilized or controlled environment.
A misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge has been upgraded to felony substantial battery charge against an Elmbrook School Board member accused in a domestic disturbance.
An officer may conduct a patdown for weapons based on a reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and poses a threat to the officer or others. In Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004), the Supreme Court held that statutes requiring suspects to disclose their names during a valid Terry stop did not violate the Fourth ...
In 2015, an autistic 11-year-old middle school student in Lynchburg, Virginia, was arrested for an incident that began with the kicking of a trash can, which resulted in the student being grabbed, slammed to the ground, and taken away in handcuffs. He was charged with disorderly conduct and later with felony assault on a police officer. [21] [9]
Charges such as disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assaulting an officer may be cited as official reasons in a contempt of cop arrest. [7] Obstruction of justice or failure to obey a police order is also cited in arrests in some jurisdictions, particularly as a stand-alone charge without any other charges brought. [11] [12]
Include affray, unlawful assembly, disturbing the peace, disturbing meetings, disorderly conduct in State institutions, at court, at fairs, on trains, or public conveyances, etc.; prize fights; blasphemy, profanity, and obscene language, desecrating the flag; refusing to assist an officer; and any attempts to commit any of these offenses.
So, as in State of North Carolina v Vernon Jay Raley 155 NC App 222 (01-1004), [2] if a citizen intentionally utters a profanity at the police, the charges would be preferred under N.C.G.S. §14-288.4 which defines "disorderly conduct" as: a public disturbance intentionally caused by a person who:
In criminology, public-order crime is defined by Siegel (2004) as "crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently", i.e., it is behaviour that has been labelled criminal because it is contrary to shared norms, social values, and customs.