section 4 Flashcards
can SA victims do a polygraph
no
simple assault
basic
misdemeanor
1. specific intent
2. another person
3. ability to commit act
4. overt
overt
movement, posture, throwing objects
aggravated assault
felony charge
everything of simple assault
causes serious injury, disfigurement, less than death
felonious assault
with weapon pointed
includes threat of weapon
problems to simple assaults
lack of evidence
who to believe beyond reasonable doubt
prove intent, interviews
what to do at assault scene
take pictures
take away weapon
search warrant for DNA
domestic assaults
- any relationship?
- living/have lived together
- married/divorced
- child in common
can be arrested and charged with or without the consent of the victim
state intervening, make charges
precedent of assaults
history of family violence
gun ownership by abuser
unemployment of abuser
estrangement
prior domestic violence
estrangement
moved out, comes back, cycle
stalking
intentionally/repeatedly following, contacts, harasses, or intimidates other people
psychological form of controlling
types of stalking
intimate
stranger
cyberstalking
intimate stalking
relationship, bumping up
stranger stalking
following, cars
cyberstalking
through internet, electronic communication
illegal use of communications
a possible charge for stalkers