Homework: Assault, Battery, and Crimes against Persons
Review the following scenario in order to complete this homework:
(A) is walking alone late at night when a man suddenly jumps in front of her and drags her into an alley. The attacker strikes (A) and rips her clothes. Fortunately, (A) hits the attacker with a rock and runs to safety.
Use the Internet to research assault, battery, and crimes against persons.
Write 4 to 6 pages paper in which you:
1) Compare and contrast the key similarities and differences between the crime of assault and the crime of battery. Provide one example of each crime to support your response.
2) Determine whether or not the jurisdiction in which the crime has occurred should consider the man's actions as assault. Next, determine whether or not the jurisdiction should punish the man's actions as battery. Justify your response.
3) Suggest one different fact pattern that would change the scenario from assault and / or battery to consensual touching. Support the validity of your response.
Consider the following change to the scenario. (A) is held against her will.
1) Discuss the crime of false imprisonment. Next, debate whether or not the suggested change in Question 3 would allow the court to convict the attacker in order to punish him. Provide a rationale to support your response.
2) Differentiate between the crimes of false imprisonment and kidnapping. Support or critique the notion that one of the two crimes is more heinous than the other. Justify your response.
Consider the following change to the scenario. (A) and the attacker are romantically linked and are having an argument. The attacker drags (A) in the alley to talk. (A) slaps the attacker.
1) Debate whether or not (A)'s action would require the attacker to defend himself. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.