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Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Assignment

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Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Assignment

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NON FATAL OFFENCES AGAINSTTHE PERSON
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1a. Features of common Assault...................................................................................................1b. Features of Assault by Beating...............................................................................................1c. Features of Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm............................................................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3a. Analysis of the features of Wounding and Assault occasioning Grievous Bodily Harmwithout intent .............................................................................................................................3b. Analysis of the features of Wounding and Assault occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm withintent ...........................................................................................................................................3TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4a. Analysis of the features of rape...............................................................................................4b. Analysis of the features of indecent assault............................................................................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTIONNon-fatal offences are those attacks that occur directly through opponent and areconsidered to be life threatening (Bettinson and BIshop, 2015). These can be unlawful touching,rape, assaults etc. This report includes features of several types of assaults and their relatedpenalties. Apart from this, feature analysis of these malpractices will be conducted anddifference between rape as well as indecent attempts are depicted.TASK 1a. Features of common AssaultIt is considered to be an offence that is committed through an individual who tends tocommit battery against other person, which is regarded to be touching someone without theconsent or permission of other individual. It can be regarded as use of several unlawful forcesthat include pushing, slapping or even spitting on other individual. It is referred as the activities,which are conducted by culprit that tends to make others feel threatened by the force that isexerted on them. Examples can be raising of fists or making such gestures that can intentionallycreate physical harm. Physical contact is not compulsory for making a person guilty for assault.There are two types of ingredients that are followed under this offence including actus reus,which involves kind of common assault, which is committed when person causes some degree ofpossible injury or personal contact (Blake and Tarrant, 2015). Apart from this, mens rea isconsidered to be that fear that is generated intentionally or even recklessly. In these cases, batteryis done as a result of actual contact.Penalty that is served by guilty individuals for this is sentence of maximum 6 months orsome fines can be imposed on them. Imprisonment are given to those individuals who hascommitted serious crime/injury to other individuals. It includes those kind of offenders whoalready possess previous convictions related to crime or were presented in those attacks, whichwere racially motivated.b. Features of Assault by BeatingIt is considered to be that kind of conduct, which comprises of providing physical harmor any type of unwanted physical contact on person in accordance to some legal definitions. It isa threat for committing such type of action. Assault by beating can be a crime as well as tort thatresults in criminal or civil liability. Under this, person can use weapons and can conduct a1
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