or visual recording is a state jail felony. Assault Assault is the intentional, knowing, or reckless injury of another person, or attempted injury to another person, or physical contact with another person that could reasonably be assumed to cause injury. Assault is a Class A misdemeanor, unless it is committed against a family member or public servant, in which case it is a third-degree felony. Sexual Assault A person has committed sexual assault if he intentionally or knowingly penetrates the
"Assault and Battery" Assault and battery are two separate crimes. Assault is when a person tries to injure another person. Battery is when the criminal actually injures another person. These terms are usually coupled together and used as one offense. A person can commit assault and not commit battery. Furthermore, a person cannot commit battery without assaulting the victim. The Virginia law code states that when a "simple" assault and battery occurs, the criminal will be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor
After series of incidents of sexual assault against women and recent occurrence of Munirka/Nirbhaya gang rape in Delhi stirred the conscience of people and compels the government on rethinking of recognition of offences against women. Munirka/Nirbhaya gang rape case has been catalyst of reform in sexual assault for woman and has been an eye opening for the government and for the people which led to the overhauling of entire criminal justice system. Justice Verma Committee was established, in the
is violent crime. A violent crime is defined as a crime where an offender uses or threatens force upon their victim. According to Kendall, violent crimes includes murder, rape, gang violence, aggravated assault and robbery and is committed against people. Violent crimes affects the society because people fear violent crimes more than any other crime due to the fact, the victims are injured or killed and that the decline in the quality of life that society suffer
number of daily murders in the country stands at 47. The country’s murder rate is more than five times higher than the global average in 2013 which was 6 murdersfor every 100,000 people (Africa Check 2014). Like murder, the rates of violent crime, assault and economic crime in South Africa are very high. These statitics hint that South Africa is a nation blighted by high levels of crime. In this country, crime is not a 21st century problem, but a problem inherited from the apartheid regime and that
the Paramount store, three workers who were not on the job and not participating in the strike told The Huffington Post that they share the strikers' concerns about low wages, lost benefits and retaliation for speaking up, but they did not strike for fear of losing their jobs. Wal-Mart, for its part, says it never retaliates against workers.” I believe Wal-Mart violates the basic worker’s right to have comfortable and fair working conditions, which affects not only employees but their families as well
sexual abuse and physical assault (Pearlman & Mac Ian, 1995). Reactions to trauma are typically fear, horror, or helplessness. As a result of the trauma, victims might experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as severe anxiety or arousal (American