LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO FAMILY VIOLENCE

Question 1

In 2018 what violent crime percent accounted for family violence?

Answer 1

In 2018, domestic violence accounted for 20% of all violent crime in the United States

Question 2

Define “Bodily Injury”

Answer 2

Bodily Injury = physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.

Question 3

Bodily injury is the main defining factors for an assault to be a Class A misdemeanor.

Answer 3

The victim, not the officer, determines the presence of bodily injury.
Under case law, although visible indicators of bodily injury are preferable, it is possible to establish probable cause for an arrest for assault without visible injuries to corroborate the victim’s claim of injury