test 4

Question 1

simple assult

Answer 1

specific intent, to another person, must have an ability to commit the act, must have a overt

Question 2

what is an overt?

Answer 2

A real threat to the words, like a movement or threat within distance.

Question 3

aggravated assault

Answer 3

causes serious injury or disfigurement but less than death

Question 4

Felonious assult

Answer 4

felony, intent to harm with a weapon

Question 5

problems with assults

Answer 5

1. lack of evidence
2. who do you believe (behond a reasonable doubt)
3. prove intent

Question 6

domestic assaults

Answer 6

(simple assault rules apply) relationship, living or have lived together, married or have been, child in common. can charge with out without the consent of the victim

Question 7

What are consistant things seen in domestic assaults?

Answer 7

1. history of family violence
2. gun ownership by the abuser
3. unemployment of abuser
4. estrangement- victim keeps coming back
5. prior domestic violence

Question 8

Stalking

Answer 8

intentionally or repeatedly following, contacting, intimate, or harassing someone

Question 9

3 type of stalking

Answer 9

1. intimate (relation)
2. Stanger
3. Cyber- internet-digital

Question 10

PPO- Personal Protection order

Answer 10

complaint filed by the victim issued by a judge, civil charge which follows over state and county lines

Question 11

what are some problems with PPO’s?

Answer 11

1. a station can release them if they are arrested in a different county, if the issued county cannot come to receive them.
2. victims sometimes violate their own orders
3. hard to enforce across county lines

Question 12

Child molestation

Answer 12

Sex offense- lude acts, indecent exposure involving anyone under 16

Question 13

when can someone give consent?

Answer 13

16 or older

Question 14

incest

Answer 14

family members which includes adopted children

Question 15

indecent exposure

Answer 15

reveling ones genital’s to another person to an extent as to shop the others decency.

Question 16

rape/sexual assault

Answer 16

sexual entercorse against a persons will, by use of force, use of weapon, or to such a degree that the person cannot give consent

Question 17

what are some reasons victims do not report an assault?

Answer 17

1. they feel they will receive blame
2. fear of the offender
3. believe police wont or cant help
4. fear of embarrassment and/or stigma
5. the crime is a personal issue

Question 18

Sane Nurse

Answer 18

Sexual assault nurse examiner- someone who receives 40 hours of class instruction and 40 hours of clinical training each year- they cover evidence collection, injury detection, ways to ask questions (interview techniques, and how to avoid retraumatizing the victim.

Question 19

what are come challenges to investigations of assaults

Answer 19

1. social attitude’s involving the act
2. victim embarrassment
3. not reporting right away
4. victim feels urge to shower immediately
5. lack of evidence

Question 20

evidence to collect in an assault case

Answer 20

1. what they wore
2. sheets (if on bed)
3. any torn clothing
4. condoms or wrappers
5. scratches, bruises, cuts
6. if something looks out of place (ex, a tampon in a mans bathroom trash)
7. any stains or fluids
8. photograph the scene

Question 21

what to look for in outside scenes

Answer 21

1. disturbed vegetation
2. soil samples
3. vegetation samples

Question 22

what to collect in a vehicle scene

Answer 22

1. vacuum seat for fibers and hairs
2. Vacuum floorboards for soil
3. take seat if needed

Question 23

what is the issue with prosecutors in assault cases?

Answer 23

1. virtually impossible to obtain conviction on victims testamony alone
2. jurries tend to be unsympathetic with a victim who was drinking heavily, someone who was hitchhiking, using drugs, or engaged in socially unacceptable behavior

Question 24

the testimony about victims previous sexual conduct cannot be admissible unless

Answer 24

the victim has sexual relations with the offender, there is evidence of disease or pregnancy resulting from the assault, victim hasn’t told the truth, or has filed a fake police report.

Question 25

what are factors that strengthen the case?

Answer 25

1. medical evidence
2. physical evidence
3. victim reported crime close to the time of the assault

Question 26

1/4th of violent crime victims are…

Answer 26

Juvenile and most are female
1/3 under the age of 12

Question 27

4 types of abuse

Answer 27

1. neglect
2. physical abuse
3. emotional abuse
4. sexual abuse

Question 28

what are some physical abuse indications?

Answer 28

frequent hunger, poor hygiene, inappropriate clothes, constant lack of supervision, lack of medical needs, bruises, burns, fractures, lacerations, warry of adults, extreme aggression or withdrawal, afraid to go home

Question 29

what are some emotional abuse indications?

Answer 29

speech disorders, lag in physical development, conduct disorders, lack or over sleeping

Question 30

what are some sexual abuse indications?

Answer 30

difficulty urinating or irritation, bruising or tearing around genitals, unwillingness to change clothes for gym, bizarre sexual behavior, sexual sophistication beyond age, running away, jealousy or overprotectiveness of the child