Assault

Laws of Assault According to Bergman, crime against persons refers to an offense which by its nature involves the risk that the offender will use physical force against another individual (Bergman, 2016). For example, an assault is a crime against an individual which includes attempts of causing body harm to another person using a weapon such as a gun. Such crimes are punishable, and depend on the jurisdiction where the offender might serve some jail time. Most states stipulate policies which protect its citizen legal rights. Assault and battery laws help determine the degree of the crime together with punishment depending on the statute of a country. In the state of Ohio, crime laws include cases of both battery and assault against an individual.…

Picture this, you are walking home from a friends house when all of the sudden you are assaulted. Visualize the person who assaulted you. Are they predominately muscular, strong-boned and lean? Is a persons body type even something you would consider when thinking of a reason for the assault? The theory of somatotyping states that a person’s body type is linked to their likelihood of committing a crime or deviant act. Using this theory a connection can be drawn between body type and assault.…

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…

The charge of Simple Assault is defined by the State of Florida Statute as an unlawful, intentional verbal threat or action to act out violence on another person, coupled with the apparent ability to perform this act, and performing an act that instills a reasonable fear in the other person that they are in danger of this violence occurring. Differences Between Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault & Battery Simple Assault - Simple Assault is the most minor assault charge one can incur…

The United States criminal justice system has greatly improved throughout time correspondingly with new technological advances. In many crime labs, improvement of scientific evidence has led to many advancements for law enforcement agencies to accurately find the right perpetrators of sexual assault crimes. Scientific evidence has become imperative for sexual assault crimes because there are not always witnesses. One thing that the United States has done well is inform society of areas where…

Colleges Need To Take Sexual Assaults More Seriously ! ! Many parents hope to be sending their young adults off to college to achieve a good education and a life time of memories to cherish. Little do some know, their “babies” aren’t having the experience they would hope to find. It’s said to be that 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted in their college career and nearly 10% of these sexual assaults on campus are made towards men. College officials have yet to deal with these problems and it…

We all have heard of sexual assault happening around the world. One concerning case would be in campus. Campus sexual assault happens as well and some may be handled good others not so much. But with even all of that is there more preventions for this to not happen again or do people look the other way causing it to happen more often? Campuses do have all this programs to help out victims who suffered this type of violence but it seems to not spread the word to prevent this happening again.…

Prison culture involves factors such as harassment, intimidation, gang affiliations, and, what I am arguing, sexual assault. Sexual assault, in this case, is being defined as rape and unwanted touching between two inmates. Rape is seen as sexual intercourse that is not consensual thus, making someone the victim. I am looking to see what factors contribute to the occurrence of sexual assault in prison; specifically, does a man’s sexual orientation increase the likelihood of him being a target…

Assault on a Minor; Wrongful Damaging Private Property: The MP report stated that the SM was involved in a verbal altercation that turned physical when The DA 4833 states that the SM received a GOMOR, which was placed in her local file. (Further review of his OMPF shows no GOMOR in her file). Assault Consummated by a Battery: The MP report states that the SM was involved in a verbal altercation that turned physical when another Soldier grabbed her by the neck. The Soldier provided a sworn…

people in the United States believe that sexual assault is not a major problem within our social atmosphere, the reality is that sexual assault is a serious social and public health issue today. Furthermore, sexual victimization is commonly associated with a wide range of short and long-term physiological consequences. According to national surveys, one in six women will experience attempted or completed rape at some time throughout their life. Despite the resources available to victims such as…