Violence

Causes of Violence

-personal traits

human instinct

-human lacks the inhibition to kill their own

ineffective families and violence in the home

-homes with inconsistent and abusive discipline

-kids with lack of supervision

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evolutionary factors

exposure to violence

substance abuse

firearm avaialabilit

cultural values

Disputationis

-behavior that is in a culturally defined set of norms

national values

-political instability

any type of menal health issues, intellecutal abilties, 

Assualt

-does not require any actual touching but involves attepting battery or intentionally frightening the victim by word or deed

Battery

-offensive touching, such as slapping, hitting or punching a victim

-to get a arrest there has to be the ability to carry that out

Aggravated assult and Aggravated Battery

Rape

-old defintion vs new defintion but stasttics still follow the old defintion