Incitement
Incitement was an offence under the common law of England and Wales. It was an inchoate or anticipatory offence. It consisted of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime.
It was abolished on 1 October 2008 when Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 came into force, replacing it with three new statutory offences of encouraging or assisting crime. The common law is now only relevant to offences committed before that date.
Read more about Incitement: Relationship With Other Offences, The mens Rea, The actus Reus, Impossibility, Statutory Incitement