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Understanding Homicide and Assault: Crimes Against People

Explore different types of murder, manslaughter, assault, and sexual assault. Learn about the classifications and legal implications of these crimes against people.

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Understanding Homicide and Assault: Crimes Against People

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  1. Crimes against people That’s Not Nice!!!!

  2. homicide • Homicide– The killing of one human by another human, whether criminal or not. • Malice– Having the intent to kill OR reckless disregard for human life. • Murder– Homicide + Malice = Murder

  3. Kinds of murder • First Degree Murder – premeditated (thought about beforehand), deliberate, done with malice • Felony Murder – an accidental killing that takes place while committing a separate intentional felony (arson, rape, robbery, burglary). Usually would get about the same punishment as First Degree. • Second Degree Murder – Intentional but spontaneous (not thought about beforehand). Most states have EITHER Second Degree Murder OR Voluntary Manslaughter, because it is hard to define the difference.

  4. Kinds of murder • Voluntary Manslaughter – would just be murder, but the victim did something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose control. WORDS DON’T COUNT!!!! Also, the killer isn’t allowed a “cool down” period. • Involuntary Manslaughter – there was no intent to kill, but reckless behavior caused a death. • Negligent Homicide – causing death by the failure to use due care.

  5. Other homicide • Non-criminal homicide – killing an enemy soldier in a war, the executioner killing a condemned criminal, the police killing someone trying to kill them, a regular person killing someone in self-defense. • Suicide – It is homicide, because a human being was killed by a human being. However, it isn’t considered a crime…because who would be punished? Attempted Suicide IS considered a crime, however, in most states, people would be ordered to receive mental health services, NOT punished with jail time.

  6. Assault and battery • Assault– a threat to carry out a physical attack on another person • Terroristic Threat – a threat to carry out a physical attack on a group of people (“I’m going to blow up this school”, etc) • Battery– unlawful physical contact inflicted on another person • Actual physical injury does not factor into the possible criminal charge at this point…the crime is in the intent

  7. Simple and aggravated • Assault and battery charges can range from Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault, Simple Battery to Aggravated Battery. This depends on the amount of violence threatened or attempted and/or the amount of damage done to the victim.

  8. Sexual Assault • Sexual Assault is an “umbrella term” with many other charges within it. People on the news these days tend to use the term “sexual assault” instead of “rape”. Sexual assault charges run through up to six degrees, with “first degree” being the most serious. Sixth-degree sexual assault could be a verbal threat of sexual assault…fifth-degree could be exposing oneself, and so on, all the way up to first-degree sexual assault, which is rape. • Rape– any sexual intercourse without consent • Aggravated Rape– where a weapon is used • Statutory Rape – sex between an adult and a minor (15,16,17, or 18 years old, depending on the state). CONSENT DOESN’T MATTER

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