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Assaults Flashcards

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what are the 5 building blocks in order of importance

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1) Preserve life
2) Preserve scene
3) Preserve evidence
4) Indentify victim
5) Identify offender

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2 types of common assault

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Assault verbal and assault battery

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4 defences to assault

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  • Consent
  • Lawful sports
  • Self defence
  • Prevention of crime
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How could a assault be consented (3 examples)

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  • Medical treatment
  • Tatoos
  • Piercings
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What does not constitute consent to an assault?

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  • Submitting to an assault
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what section of what act states can be used as a defence for an assault for the prevention of crime

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S 3(1) criminal law act

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What does S 3(1) criminal law act state

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  • You can use such force as is reasonable in the prevention of crime
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What type of offence is a common assault

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Summary

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What section and act is common assault under and the year of the act

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Section 39 criminal justice act 1988

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give examples of common assault

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Grazes, sractches, minor bruising, black eye

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What can increase the sentence of a common assault

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If it is racially or religiously aggrovated

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What section and act is ABH under

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Section 47 offences against the person act 1861

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Define ABH

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Any ‘hurt and damage’ to the body which ‘interferes with the health or comfort’ of a person

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Gives 4 examples of ABH

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  • Minor fracture
  • Broken nose
  • Psychiatric injury
  • Bruising
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what can increase the sentence of ABH

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If it is racially or religiously aggrovated

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What type of offence is ABH

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Either way offence

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What is the max sentence for ABH

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5 years

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When would a common assault injury turn into an ABH charge (7 EXAMPLES)

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  • Use of weapon
  • Biting
  • Vulnerable victim
  • part of gang
  • Pre-meditated
  • Victim public servant
  • strangulation used
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What section and act is GBH under

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Section 20 offences against the person act 1861

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What type of offence is GBH

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What can increase the sentence of GBH

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If it is racially or religiously aggrovated

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Give 5 examples of GBH

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  • Permanent disability
  • Substantial blood loss
  • Permanent loss of sensory function
  • Broken bones
  • Wound
  • any injury requiring lengthy treatment
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What section and act is GBH with inent under

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Section 18 offences against the person act 1861

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What type of offence is GBH with intent

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What is the maximum sentence of GBH with intent
life
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What injuries are required for GBH with intent
Same as section 20 GBH of offences against person act 1861
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3 points to prove GBH with intent
- GBH occured - Act was deliberate and unjustified - Intention to cause GBH
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What section and act is religious and racially agrivated assaults unde
Section 29 Crime and disorder act 1998
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What is the max increased penalty for common assault if it is racially or religiously aggravated
2 years
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What is the max increased penalty for ABH if it is racially or religiously aggravated
7 years
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What is the max increased penalty for GBH if it is racially or religiously aggravated
7 years
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what section and act is assault on PC under
Section 89 (1) police act 1996
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what type of offence is assault PC under
Summary
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What section and act is assault PC with intent to resist or prevent arrest under
Section 38 offences against the person act 1861
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What offence is assault PC with intent to resist or prevent arrest under
Either way
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Max sentence for is assault PC with intent to resist or prevent arrest under
2 years
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What section and act is Obstuct PC offence under
Section 89 (2) police act 1996
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What type of offence is obstruct PC
Summary
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What is max sentence for obstruct PC
1 month
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What act protect assaults on emergency workers
Assaults on emergency workers act 2018
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what type of offence is assaults on emergency workers
either way offen
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what is max sentence for assaults on emergency workers
12 month
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Who is included in assaults on emergency workers act
- Police/custody officer/PCSO - NCA - Prison officer - Fire service - NHS
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