Assault is a physical act of a threating nature or an offer of corporal injury which puts an individual in reasonable fear of imminent bodily harm. Baxter will argue that, by snatching the tray from his hand Abner was in an imminent fear of bodily harm because Abner’s behavior is an act of aggression. On the other hand, Abner will argue that, by snatching the tray he didn’t instill in Baxter a reasonable fear of imminent harm because…
General Assault Assault includes any physical attack, whether it is on purpose or not, that results in injury to another person. This also includes assault that has not yet happened, but is planned to happen. Threats of assault may be physical, verbal, or written. They may be said or sent by: • Mail. • Email.…
Yes, this does describe sexual assault. B. Indecent assault has occurred in this scenario. C. This was not rape. D. The victim for this scenario is SFC Sandra Chip.…
For most high school students, college is just around the corner! Most students have had a long treacherous journey of essays and endless amounts of application questions for college or post secondary education. Then, the day finally comes when the emotional acceptance letter arrives and the enrollment process begins. Contracts, terms and conditions, and code of conduct are just a few papers that college students read and sign in compliance with campus rules. After, the final step is to move-in, meet new students and go to classes.…
This paper attempts to explore the health laws surrounding minor consent and refusal in Canada. Throughout this paper, particular attention will be given to a case AC vs. Manitoba [2009] within the Supreme Court of Canada and Van Mol vs. Ashmore [1999], within the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Many legalities and ethical issues surround this topic and concerns arise when particular decisions are made on behalf of the minor. Canadian federal legislation considers anyone under the age of sixteen a minor. The age of a minor is not the only considering factor to medical consent, but rather capacity to make informed decisions.…
Medical treatment helped millions of people, but there are responsibilities that all health care professionals must abide by to ensure patients’ rights are supported. The established presumption is that every adult of sound mind has the right to decide what will be done to his or her body. Before any treatment is carried out on the patients’ body by any HCP, their consent must be obtained. Consent to treatment can be verbal, written or gestured/implied. The patient must have the capacity or competence, consent is given voluntarily and covers the procedure in question and the patient was informed clearly of the treatment and their risks.…
The Fourth Amendment grants property rights to citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. Consent is one of the most frequently used exceptions to the Fourth Amendment. Determining if a person has the authority to grant consent is an issue unique to computers. Today, technology enables multiple users to log on to a computer using multiple passwords and profiles and create multiple accounts and screen names. A password is analogous to a key that can be used to open a locked container.…
Canadian rape laws have been extremely problematic in the past; they reflected the fact that the criminal justice system was more concerned with the victim’s credibility than with the perpetrator’s innocence or guilt. One’s husband or wife could not be accused of rape, as they were protected under spousal immunity. The victim’s sexual history was often examined and used to, in essence, blame them for the crimes committed against them and strip them of their dignity in court. Bill C-127 was passed in 1983, with the objective of redefining rape and indecent assault as violent crimes and changing public perceptions of what defines sexual violence.…
Through the course of this essay about sexual assault, it will start by summarizing the content of the presentation, then linking and viewing the content through the lens of theories related to the course content, and finally suggesting ways to overcomes this problem in Educational context The presentation started by defining what is sexual assault and the prevalent myths in our society. ‘’Sexual assault is any involuntary sexual act in which a person is coerced or physically forced to engage against their will, or any non-consensual sexual touching of a person. ’’ Sexual Assault." Wikipedia.…
The discussion around capacity is a very tricky one and can be very complicated draw conclusion about that, because there are many factors that influence the indivividual's capacity to express consent. Mental and physical factor have a big influence in express consent, for example if someone has mental health problem such as dementia, then it may be assumed that the individual is not able to make his/her decisions and does not have the capacity to consent, this is not in fact the case because there are many factors that we need to considered, infact everyone's capacity to make decision depend also on the support and knowledge that they have, for example they may require support to understand what the option are and this does not mean they don't have the capacity to make decision. The ability to understand and make a decision when it need to be made is called "mental capacity".…
While more than half of sexual assaults against women of college age occur off campus, on campus assaults are a problem that college and universities can and should do more to address. The best statistics show there is a correlation between 3 factors, alcohol use, sorority membership, and class status, and sexual assault on campus. To combat these trends colleges and universities need to address these factors while taking into account that any measures they take not simply move the problem from campus to off campus locations. This means that the measures taken should be centered on raising awareness, encouraging responsibility, and holding offenders accountable in a just way, while also addressing the campus code of conduct.…
The term “assault” can be used to describe a variety of scenarios. Unfortunately, this can cause confusion as to whether or not an assault has been committed. In general, assault extends to acts that threaten physical harm. But where do you draw the line? Below, a Brockport, NY attorney from Larry R Koss Law Firm sheds some light on the topic.…
The Issue of Sexual Assault in the Military In 2013 there were 28,700 military members that were sexually assaulted (Cernak). It is one of the largest issues in the United States military and it is being handled very poorly. All of the militaries time and money being out towards sexual assault are being used on repetitive training that is obviously not working because the numbers of sexual assaults going the wrong direction every year. Because of this training, victims know the options available to them but, they are not reporting them.…
Sexual assault and rape in the United States of America is reaching new epidemic levels and nothing is being done to stop it. Rape kits sit untested and collecting dust all over the United States and it is estimated that the numbers have reached hundreds of thousands. In places like New York City for example, the backlog of untested rape kits by 2003 had reached 17,000. In order to reduce this epidemic, the country must implement harsher punishments and prioritize educational classes earlier in age in order to emphasize the importance of consent and responsibility.…
Consent is an issue that is becoming a growing topic for discussion, especially in this day and age. Recent statistics show that one in every four college students report surviving rape or attempted rape at some point during their college career. As sexual assault becomes more prevalent in society and across genders, the blurred lines surrounding the definition of consent are called into question. What is consent, how do we give it and once given can it be revoked? All these questions and more surround the issue of sexual consent and negotiation.…