Mass Media 's Influence On The Development Of Aggressive Behavior

It is a matter of great importance how much of media content children are exposed to and what exactly they are viewing on media. The issue of violence is not a new phenomenon among children and keeps increasing with time and change in technology and information technology. The causes of violence in children are seen to be multifactorial and exposure of children to media violence is said to be an important factor when it comes to the etiology of behaviors that are violent among children.

Sexual assault can be easily defined in the SHARP Handbook as “Intentional sexual contact characterized by use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. Sexual assault includes rape, forcible sodomy (oral or anal sex), and other unwanted sexual contact that is aggravated, abusive, or wrongful (including unwanted and inappropriate sexual contact), or attempts to commit these acts.” (Glossary, DoDD 6495.01, 23 Jan 12] ) While it may be easy to define it is not always so easy to detect or prevent.

Most victimization coincides with size difference. The abusive men are taller than their counterpart by half a foot and are normally heavier than average. The women’s weight is normally less than average (Saunders 50). The man and woman have a big difference between their statures. A larger weight could suggest drinking or it could be from having more muscles. The man will probably be more aggressive either way and could inflict more damage on the women. Since the women weighed less than normal, they probably had an eating disorder and not very much muscle. “Women’s hardest punches did not hurt her partner, and …the man laughed in response” (Saunders 50). The difference is very big between the couple. While the women did not harm her husband, or the abuser, she could still be tried with husband abuse.

The UCR program further specifies that this type of assault be usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display or threat to use a gun, knife or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely

The FBI UCR website defines aggravated assault as “an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury” (FBI: July 2013). It goes on to describe it as any type of assault accompanied by use of a weapon (FBI: July 2013). Aggravated assault has decreased since 1993 from a rate of 440.5/100,000 people to a rate of 242.3/100,000 people in 2012 (FBI: Crime in US 2012).

A battery is any: Willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another; or Actual, intentional and unlawful touching or striking of another person against the will of the other; or unlawfully and intentionally causing bodily harm to an individual. Violent offenses are overwhelmingly committed by males. There are a number of factors that are analyzed in studying offender characteristics and different studies use different characteristics as the basis of the study. Such characteristics include, among others, age, race, gender, location, parental involvement, education, past criminal history, drug/alcohol use, and mental illness. Therefore the states put them in classifications because not all Assaults and Batteries are the same, so not all the laws are.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program is a nationwide, cooperative statistical of more than 18,000 state, cities, county, tribal, universities, colleges, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention. These crime statistics are established from the Uniform Crime Report data and published annually by the FBI in the United States. Aggravated assault is an assault which criminal laws punish more severely due to its seriousness. It is a crime that is sweeping the nation at a higher rate than murder. There are several factors that raise an assault to an aggravated assault. These factors usually include the use of a weapon, the victim status, the perpetrator intent, and the degree the injury

If a person is involved in an assault – especially if that person is the aggressor, it has to be determined if the crime committed is a misdemeanor or felony. The latter carries a more serious charge.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, defines sexual violence as sexual activity in which consent is not obtained or freely given, such as completed nonconsensual sex act (i.e., rape), attempted nonconsensual sex act, abusive sexual contact (i.e., unwanted touching), and non-contact sexual abuse (e.g., threatening sexual violence, harassment). Sexual violence has health effects including injuries and death, sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, and psychological distress (as cited in Sutherland, Amar, & Sutherland, 2014). Whereas, sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the victim. Some forms of sexual assault include penetration of the victim’s body, also known as rape; attempted rape; forcing a victim to perform sexual acts, such as oral sex or penetrating the perpetrator’s body; and fondling or unwanted sexual touching (RAINN,

I am going to begin by discussing the violent crime. There are 4 main classes of violent crime. These classes consist of: Murder and Negligient Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault. These crimes are usually defined as offenses that include force or the threat of force. The violent crimes are listed under the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. There are other crimes which classify as violent crimes, these include: Burglary, Larceny-theft and Motor Vehicle theft. The FBI uses a system to classify crimes from the worst crime, Murder and Negligient Homicide, being at the top of the list, and the least serious crime, Motor Vehicle theft, being at the bottom of the list. One crime which is listed on both violent crimes and property crimes is Arson, depending on the circumstances surrounding the offense at the time.

According to the Boulder County Bar Association, assault in the third degree is a class one misdemeanor charge. A conviction of this charge could result in a prison sentence of up to two years. Factors, including your criminal record, may affect the duration of your sentence. If, however, you injure someone who is considered at-risk, then the

These offences can have an imprisonment of up to 15 years behind bars whilst aggravated assault with malicious intent can receive up to 20 years behind bars as the seriousness of this issue is comparative to the seriousness of a murder. In no way is it ever the fault of the victim in a sexual assault case and it is a very serious crime battled everyday by police and other law enforcers in the state of NSW.

However, after the 16 year old attacker Dajour Washington was released from serving nine months in juvenile hall for aggravated assault, he claimed, “[it was] simply an impulse of stupidity, trying to show off for my friends. It was like, ‘Let me knock this guy out, let me hit him,’ basically like showing off to let them know I could fight. I feel guilty and embarrassed, ashamed” (Fuoco/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2013). This quote seems suggestive of biological and psychological causes. In particular Dajour’s statement seems to align with Biosocial Arousal Theory. This theory states that “an individual’s level of arousal works in conjunction with the social environment. Those with low levels of arousal are less likely to learn appropriate ways to deal with aggression

There are many different types of rape. Stranger rape is a form of rape where victims are randomly chosen and do not know their rapist. The most common type of sexual assault is known as acquaintance rape. Acquaintance rape occurs when the predator knows his, or her, victim. Some examples of acquaintance are including a family member, employees, classmates, or bosses. Also, acquaintance rape commonly occurs when the victim and attacker are invested in a committed sexual relationship. Attackers find victims when they go on dates. Many cases involving acquaintance rape are immensely difficult to trial in a court of law, because many victims are married or are dating their attacker. These cases are hard to prove as rape, because the defense can use the excuse that it was rough consensual intercourse. When a victim is under the adult age of eighteen, the sexual assault is known as a statutory offense. Statutory rape includes when an adolescent has sex with an adult, even though it is consensual sex, because in the eyes of the law a child cannot fully understand all the consequences of sexual relations. Gang rape is a form of rape where there is more than one attacker. This form of sexual assault is common among college campuses, and in prison. Many victims submit to their attacker.

The most severe form of sexual offense is rape. The state of Massachusetts defines rape as the penetration of any bodily orifice without consent and with force or threat of force. Over 50 percent of reported rapes were committed by people who the victims knew well. In addition, seven percent of rape victims are male.