CRM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sexual Assault, Assault, Child Abuse
5 Dec 2016
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Instrumental crime: to improve financial or social position, e. g. Expressive violence: to vent rage, anger or frustration, crimes of passion , e. g. domestic violence, murder, assault, Least serious charge (s. 271) simple sexual assault, lowest form of charge, maximum of ten years of prison. Instances of sexual assault with a weapon, (s. 272), resulting in bodily harm, more severe cases, circumstances, maximum of 14 years in prison. Aggravated sexual assault (s. 273), covers circumstances in which serious bodily harm occurs, heightened severity, bumped up available punishment, potentially lead to life in prison sentence. 2nd and 3rd, is this has a more significant bodily harm. Significantly underreported to police: fewer than 1 in 10. Estimates of 20% of women, have experienced sexual assault. Issue of consent: 1992, no means no legislation, consent defined in section 273. 1 ccc, victim is incapable to consenting to the activity. Abuse of power, illegitimate use of authority.
