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recent cases the australian court has punished unfairly. Offences like; ‘Aggravated indecent assault’, ‘possession of a prohibited drug’, and ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’ which will be discussed further in this essay. ‘Aggravated indecent assault’ is an offence that is commited by any person who assaults another person out of aggression and, at the time of, or immediatley before or after the assault, commits an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person. The maximum…

when Liam swings the bar stool and hits Sam with it inflicting some bruising. This act will fall under battery; battery is the infliction of violence. As it is unclear as to whether Sam apprehended the attack it cannot fall under common assault as common assault relies on the victim apprehending the immediate threat of violence. However, it will fall under battery as violence was physically inflicted. As it is stated that Liam intended to really hurt Tom it is apparent the mens rea is present in…

During my freshman and sophomore years of high school, I was a dancer at a local studio and at Arts and Communications Magnet Academy (ACMA). I had a fun time dancing, I met a lot of great friends and I was able to express myself through art. But, dancing and attending ACMA was also something I regret doing. I met someone who hurt me in ways I didn’t expect and put me through situations I never thought I would be in. I definitely wish that what this person did had not ever happened, but I can…

Africans because they fear that Africans will have violent actions toward them for reasons such as disagreements and misunderstandings. And if they interact, people might immediately respond with disrespectful actions such as verbal and physical assaults due to fear of getting outraged. A similar situation is displayed in the book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah that explains and describes his experience of surviving and being a child soldier from the military during the Sierra Leone Civil War.…

Stop the Hate, Fight the Power! When people interpret the word hate, they’ll tell themselves that it's not liking someone. It's just a phase, people will hug it out and everything will be okay, right? Well, that is wrong. The real world isn't a school playground, and in reality, hate can lead to violence and affect people's lives in dramatic ways. This article will touch on some of the issues that are plaguing our society today and what we can do to stop it. People need to stop acting like…

Mo's story began on a Friday afternoon a few weeks ago. Which of course at the time, Mo believed Friday to be the start of a normal weekend, but she was wrong. Now, I am not saying her weekend was awful, but it did run awry. The plan was to travel to her father's house in Dixon, which is about two hours away from Bloomington-Normal. She had already said goodbye to her mother and step-father, on the grounds of the fact that they had left to celebrate their anniversary. The couple planned on…

Harsh Reality of Discrimination Discrimination is real. You may not see discrimination daily or if you're lucky you may never have to encounter it. But that is not the case for many Muslim Americans. Discrimination might actually just be the biggest issue in their life. Being Muslim affects them too much and too often. After 9/11 islamophobia hit its peak, many jobs were lost and business were shut down. Also it seems women get discriminated more not only because women are seen…

I am currently employed at the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, CCADV, as the Director of Membership Organization Services. CCADV oversees the eighteen domestic violence programs in the State of Connecticut and works to change social conditions through policy, advocacy, public awareness and community education (Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2015). CCADV advocates at a national and state level to develop and implement policies that will improve Connecticut’s…

manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, as well as aggravated assault. The UCR views offenses involving force or threat of force as a fit for the category. Despite males bearing most of the violent crimes committed, females make up a small proportion of murders (Hagan 217). Women tend to partake in violent crimes in intimate relationships as a result of self-defense (Hagan 217). For intimate partner violence, men and women are equally likely to assault the other (Hagan 230). Aileen Wuornos is…

There are many types of crime in American society which are all classified under different severities and punishments. The first type of crime we hear about in chapter 8 section 2 of the textbook is violent crime. Women are normally the victims of violent crime. A poll done shows that “37% of women worried about being sexually assaulted ‘Frequently’ or ‘Occasionally’ while only 6% of men answered the same way.”Barkan 8.2). Property crime is also an issue in American society. A large sum of…