Essays on Assault AND Battery

Part 1 – Assault and Battery

The terms “assault and battery” are often used together although these are two separate crimes. An assault is defined as an action that causes a person to feel the threat of impending violence. An action such as raising a fist or moving menacingly towards the intended victim constitutes an assault, even if no physical contact has occurred. The crime of battery occurs when there is physical contact. Grabbing a person’s arm or punching or striking a person constitutes a case of battery (Baldwin, 2007). Simple assault or battery, where there is limited threat of violence or a minor ...

The media plays a crucial role in society by reporting some of the heinous crimes that a number of individuals perpetrate. They might use the articles of criminal activities to inform, warn or report current stories. This essay will use and analyze two crime reports from The Guardian. These include an article on assault charges faced by a top entrepreneur in the country and the article of a notorious serial killer who has killed about 25 women over a span of two decades. Behavior theory and low self-control theory will explain the first article while mental illness and naturalization ...

In order to properly address the pertinent legal issues to the parties, it is important to break up the potential tort liability to each individual party. This paper will be broken up into the potential torts faced by the intruder, Sharon & Daryl, and Spring Field Arms Apartments. This way, each party will have a clear understanding of where they may in fact be liable.

The Intruder:

The intruder will be potentially liable for burglary. Additionally, the intruder is also potentially liable for battery and assault charges based on the injuries sustained by Sharon & Daryl who were arguably combating the intruder by ...