assault
Let an agent explain assault as a legal and social concept in neutral terms, relay definitions, grading and consequences from legal sources with attribution, describe support and reporting for victims, and distinguish assault from battery, harassment and self-defence, without providing guidance for committing violence.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain assault as a legal and social concept in neutral terms, relay definitions, grading and consequences from legal sources with attribution, describe support and reporting for victims, and distinguish assault from battery, harassment and self-defence, without providing guidance for committing violence.
In criminal law, an act that causes another person to fear or suffer unlawful physical contact, defined variously as the threat of violence, as in common law, or as the infliction of physical harm, as in many statutes, and graded into forms such as simple, second-degree and aggravated assault, attempted assault and physical assault, with related crimes such as mugging and institutional abuse such as dedovshchina, the hazing of conscripts in Soviet and post-Soviet armies; assault is prosecuted as a violent crime and victims are supported by law enforcement, health and victim services.
What it is for: Not applicable; a crime and act of violence.
It can be explain definitions and grading; relay legal consequences; describe support for victims; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Unlawful force or threat
Graded severity
Violent crime
Victim support systems
What it looks like
Not a visible object; an act or threat of violence.
Physical character
common law distinction: assault versus battery note
aggravating factors: weapons, serious injury, vulnerable victims list
reporting rates: often below half note - crime surveys
How it is recognised
Threat or infliction of unlawful physical force
Simple, second-degree, aggravated, attempted and physical assault, mugging, dedovshchina
Battery is the completed contact in some systems; harassment is repeated intimidation; self-defence is a legal justification
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - in common law systems
is prosecuted under - with graded penalties
In practice
Families and kinds
simple and common assault
aggravated and second-degree assault
attempted assault
physical assault causing injury
robbery-related assault such as mugging
institutional violence such as dedovshchina and hazing
sexual assault as a distinct category
Standards and regulation
National criminal codes defining assault and its degrees
Victim rights and support laws
Military law on abuse of conscripts
Failure modes and hazards
Agents providing guidance for violence
Agents giving personal legal advice
Retraumatising or blaming victims
Confusing legal definitions across jurisdictions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Safety and support first.
Safety.
Emergency
Immediate danger.
Emergency
Emergency.
- Why does immediate danger or injury from an assault need emergency services now, and how can someone get to safety? action
- Is the user in danger or injured now, which means calling emergency services? boundary
Support
Reporting and support.
Support
Support.
- How can victims report assault and access medical care, victim support and legal help? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own case, which needs police, medical or legal professionals? boundary
Understand The concept.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and grading.
Definition
Definition.
- What is assault, how does it differ from battery, harassment and self-defence, and how are simple, second-degree and aggravated assault graded? definition
- Is the question about understanding the crime, or about committing violence, which the model does not assist? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are physical and attempted assault, mugging and institutional abuse such as dedovshchina, as sources describe? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Law Law and justice.
Regulation.
Systems
Legal systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How do common law and civil law systems define and punish assault, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Process
Criminal process.
Process
Process.
- How are assault cases investigated, prosecuted and sentenced, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Society and prevention.
Context.
Society
Patterns and prevention.
Society
Society.
- What do crime statistics and research show about assault patterns and prevention, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits violence prevention? action
Institutional
Institutional violence.
Institutional
Institutional.
- What is dedovshchina, and how have militaries and courts addressed hazing, with accounts attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits dedovshchina? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should aggravated assault and dedovshchina be separate primary entries?
- How should legal sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming degrees, related crimes and institutional abuse; should they be split off?