Tag: Crimes Against the Person
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Kidnapping
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Kidnapping Introduction to Kidnapping A felony in all jurisdictions, kidnapping generally involves the seizure, confinement, and, perhaps, the carrying away of another by force (or threat of force) against his or her will. It does not apply to those […]
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Kidnapping
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Kidnapping Introduction to Kidnapping A felony in all jurisdictions, kidnapping generally involves the seizure, confinement, and, perhaps, the carrying away of another by force (or threat of force) against his or her will. It does not apply to those […]
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Murder
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: MurderIntroduction to MurderThe crime of murder is loosely defined as the unlawful killing of a human being by a person who had an intent to kill. It requires, first of all, that a living person be killed. Some jurisdictions still follow the…
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Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime Details Authors: Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon Editorial: Sage Publications Inc. Volumes: 2 vols. Description This Encyclopedia covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the administration of justice. The Encyclopedia of Race and Crime explores…
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Voluntary Manslaughter
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Manslaughter Voluntary ManslaughterIntroduction to Voluntary ManslaughterVoluntary manslaughter generally involves an intentional killing of a human being by an enraged person under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to becom…
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Manslaughter
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: ManslaughterIntroduction to ManslaughterManslaughter is sometimes loosely defined as the unlawful killing of another without malice aforethought. It is generally divided into two branches: voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter….
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Involuntary Manslaughter
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Manslaughter Involuntary ManslaughterIntroduction to Involuntary ManslaughterGenerally deemed a less serious crime than voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter involves unintended killings that do, however, involve some degree of fa…
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Forcible and Statutory Rape
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Forcible and Statutory RapeIntroduction to Forcible and Statutory RapeThe common law felony of rape referred to forcible rape. It was defined as unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman by a man who was not her husband, without the woman'…
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Crimes Against the Person
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person:Introduction to Crimes Against the PersonCrimes that physically or psychologically injure individuals are described as crimes against the person. These include murder, manslaughter, assault, battery, mayhem, rape, and kidnapping." (1)<h2…
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Assault and Battery
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Assault and BatteryIntroduction to Assault and BatteryAssault and battery are actually two separate common law crimes, although the words are often used interchangeably and run together as a single expression. They differ from murder and man…