Evaluation Flashcards
I- Non fatal offences are defined as..
harm or injury to a person but not death.
I-These include..
Assault
Battery
ABH
GBH
I- Assault and battery set out…
common law
I- ABH and GBH set out…
OAPA 1861
1-A01
No clear hiearchy
Too many narrowly defined offences
Multiple sections which create offences
1-A03
A and B lowest in structure but not OAPA
Create offences such as GBH S18 And S20
1- A03 law commission have said
need for reform
better grading of offences
1- Parliment
Ragbag of offences
Bill drafted but no progress made
2-A01
Hierarchy not consistent
Sentences dont mimic seriousness
2-A03
Assault and battery 6 months just for scaring
ABH and GBH S20
GBH S20 and S18
2-Law commission report
need for reform
GBH S20 should be 7 years
3-A01
Complex words
Outdated words
Ambigious wording
3-A03
Assault confused as physical
Malicious is outdated
Assault used in 3 ways
s20 as inflict and s18 as wound
3-Law commission report
Assault as threatened assault and battery as physical assault
malicious change to reckless
4-correspondence principle
D intended or forsee must match result