S4 Threatening behaviour is defined as which of the following?

• A. 12 or more people using or threatening unlawful violence.
• B. 3 or more people using or threatening unlawful violence.
• C. A person using or threatening unlawful violence that causes fear for personal safety.
• D. Disorderly behaviour intended to cause distress.

Answer: (D)

S4 threatening behaviour concentrates on a person’s disorderly conduct in public and the intention behind it—to cause distress to others. The key element is that the behaviour is disorderly and designed to distress, rather than requiring violence, a crowd, or fear for personal safety. That makes the statement about disorderly behaviour intended to cause distress the best fit for what this offence looks like in practice. The other options describe scenarios involving multiple people, violence, or fear of personal harm, which fall outside this specific offence.