theory that minor offenses or disorderly conduct can lead to a rise in serious crime.
constructive disorderly conduct
acts that tend toward causing others to breach the peace.
crimes against public order
crimes that harm the public peace generally (for example, disorderly conduct).
disorderly conduct
crimes against public order and morals.
injunction to abate public nuisances
an action in which city attorneys ask the courts to declare gang activities and gang members public nuisances and to issue injunctions to abate their activities.
liberty
the right of individuals to go about in public free of undue interference.
loitering
remaining in one place with no apparent purpose.
order
behavior in public that comports with minimum community standards of civility
panhandling
stopping people on the street to ask them for food or money.
preliminary injunction
a temporary order issued by a court after giving notice and holding a hearing.
quality-of-life crimes
breaches of minimum standards of decent behavior in public.
riot
disorderly conduct committed by more than three persons.
rout
three or more people moving toward the commission of a riot.
time, place, and manner test
three-part test to determine whether a statute places legitimate limits on the First Amendment right of free speech.
unlawful assembly
ancient crime of three or more persons gathering together to commit an unlawful act.
vagrancy
ancient crime of poor people wandering around with no visible means of support.
"victimless" crimes
crimes without complaining victims (for example, recreational illegal drug users).