6/2/2016 Crimes Against Public Decency, Morality, and the Peace Copyright, 2000 Charles L. Feer.

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6/2/2016 Crimes Against Public Decency, Morality, and the Peace Copyright, 2000 Charles L. Feer

6/2/2016 Prostitution n Any lewd act between persons for money or other consideration. n Lewd means any type of sexual act. n Any type of consideration will suffice. n Soliciting - offering to buy / sell sexual services. n Pimping - deriving economic benefit from prostitution.

6/2/2016 Indecent Exposure n Willfully & lewdly exposing one’s private parts in a public place. n Lewdly - means with a specific intent to direct public attention to one’s genitals for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.

6/2/2016 Obscenity n Roth Test: If to an average person, applying contemporary community standards, the material taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest and without redeeming social value. n Miller Test: Same as above, and is patently offensive, lacking literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

6/2/2016 Unlawful Assembly n Two or more persons n Assemble n To do an unlawful act

6/2/2016 Riot n Use of, or threat of, immediate force or violence n Disturbing the public peace n Acting together without authority of law

6/2/2016 Rout n Attempting to Riot Committing an act which would constitute a riot.

6/2/2016 Disturbing the Peace n Fighting in a public place or challenging to fight. n Disturbing another with loud or unreasonable noise. n Using offensive words that create a clear and present danger of provoking immediate violence.

6/2/2016 Public Intoxication n Intoxicated by drugs/alcohol n In a public place n Unable to care for yourself n Danger to others

6/2/2016 Other Drug & Alcohol Crimes n Purchase by and sale to minors n Child Endangerment n Operating a vehicle n Possession (Personal Use vs. Sales) n Paraphernalia, Manufacture, Cultivating.