article_snippet: A group which campaigns against excessive regulation said the measures introduced in the 2014 Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act had created a 'patchwork of criminal law'.
article_snippet: The result is a patchwork of criminal law where something is illegal in one street but not the next.
article_snippet: This makes it hard for the public to know what is criminal and what is not. '
highlights_snippet: Critics said this has created a 'patchwork of criminal law' across country .
  