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Examples of criminal offences

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Criminal law covers crimes that are usually investigated by the police and punished by the courts. Examples include carrying a weapon, selling or buying illegal drugs, racial harassment, and selling alcohol or tobacco to people under 18. Carrying a weapon is an offence even if it is said to be for self-defence.

Memory tip: Crimes: weapons, illegal drugs, racial harassment, selling alcohol or tobacco to under-18s.

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Select TWO examples of criminal offences in the UK.

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