Post by admin on May 14, 2005 3:26:25 GMT 1
Football hooliganism
Hooliganism remains prevalent at national and international levels of the game and some hooligans engage in other serious criminal activity such as drug dealing and credit card fraud. There has been a dramatic rise in violent incidents of well-organised hooliganism in recent seasons: the majority, although inextricable from the game, take place away from stadiums to evade intensive policing.
The Football Intelligence Section aims to disrupt planned disorder, working with football intelligence officers in each police force emphasising offender-profiling and analytical assessments for key matches, focusing on recognising groups and individuals. It is the national police football information centre, preparing intelligence assessments on each England match, and supporting the host country's policing operation during away games.
The section was pivotal in shaping the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 which permits police forces to obtain, from a magistrate, football banning orders on convicted ('on conviction') and suspected ('on complaint') hooligans and works in conjunction with the Football Banning Orders Authority, which processes football banning orders on behalf of the Home Office after they have been issued.
The orders ban hooligans from the national game and require them to surrender their passports at a nominated police station for a five-day control period during important matches abroad.
During the control period, suspected hooligans seeking to travel may have passports confiscated and be brought before a magistrate for an 'on complaint' ban within 24 hours. The orders do not constitute a criminal conviction but are issued in a civil proceeding.
The Home Office holds statistics on football related arrests and banning orders.
Hooliganism remains prevalent at national and international levels of the game and some hooligans engage in other serious criminal activity such as drug dealing and credit card fraud. There has been a dramatic rise in violent incidents of well-organised hooliganism in recent seasons: the majority, although inextricable from the game, take place away from stadiums to evade intensive policing.
The Football Intelligence Section aims to disrupt planned disorder, working with football intelligence officers in each police force emphasising offender-profiling and analytical assessments for key matches, focusing on recognising groups and individuals. It is the national police football information centre, preparing intelligence assessments on each England match, and supporting the host country's policing operation during away games.
The section was pivotal in shaping the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 which permits police forces to obtain, from a magistrate, football banning orders on convicted ('on conviction') and suspected ('on complaint') hooligans and works in conjunction with the Football Banning Orders Authority, which processes football banning orders on behalf of the Home Office after they have been issued.
The orders ban hooligans from the national game and require them to surrender their passports at a nominated police station for a five-day control period during important matches abroad.
During the control period, suspected hooligans seeking to travel may have passports confiscated and be brought before a magistrate for an 'on complaint' ban within 24 hours. The orders do not constitute a criminal conviction but are issued in a civil proceeding.
The Home Office holds statistics on football related arrests and banning orders.