LEGISLATION
Offence for any person to assault/resist/wilfully obstruct a police officer, or any person assisting the police officer, in the lawful execution of their duty

S89 Police Act 1989 makes what an offence?

LEGISLATION
Offence to assault any person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of himself or any other person for any offence

S38 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 makes what an offence?

LEGISLATION
Offence of obstructing or hindering certain persons (including fire officers, paramedics, coastguard, lifeboat crew) when responding to emergency circumstances, and those assisting such persons.

S1, S2 Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 makes what an offence?

LIST
Defences against a charge of assault or battery

Consent can be...

LEGISLATION
That allows of reasonable chastisement of a child by parents or adults acting in loco parentis

S39 Criminal Justice Act allows for what defence against battery only?

LEGISLATION
A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large.

S3 Criminal Law Act 1967 states that...

LEGISTLATION
Constables may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of other powers under PACE.

S117 PACE allows...

Describe the instances in which self defence may be used as a defence against assault

LEGISLATION
That prevents the taking of a life in the defence of property.

The defence of self defence in the defence of themselves or another is available if...

What is the legal stance on pre-emptive strikes?

LIST
The three offences that can be aggravated where the offending is racially motivated or based on racial hostility

DEFINE
Racial or religious aggravation

An aggravated offence is committed if

TRUE OR FALSE
There is no difference between the the sentencing powers available for basic and aggravated offences.

TRUE OR FALSE
A person found not guilty of the aggravated offence cannot be found guilty of the basic offence.

LEGISLATION
Which provide for aggravated offences

LIST
Levels of assault from least to most serious

DEFINE
Assault

TRUE OR FALSE
Assault can occur even if there is no physical contact.

LEGISLATION
Which makes common assault and battery offences?

S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes what a offence?

LEGISLATION
Which causes assault occasioning actual bodily harm to be an offence

S47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 causes what to be an offence?

LEGISLATION
That causes wounding/grievous bodily harm to be an offence

S20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 causes what to be an offence?

LEGISLATION
Which causes wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to do so to be an offence

S18 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 causes what to be an offence?

TRUE OR FALSE
Common assault and battery should be charged together where appropriate so at least one conviction is secured

What level of injury is required for a charge of battery

What level of injury is needed for a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm?

SENTENCE
Common assault and common assault by beating

SENTENCE
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

SENTENCE
Wilfully obstructing a police officer in the lawful execution of their duties contrary to S89(2) Police Act 1996

SENTENCE
Assault of a police officer in the lawful execution of their duties contrary to S89(1) Police Act 1996

SENTENCE
Assaulting any person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of himself or any other person for any offence, contrary to S38 Offences Against the Person Act 1861

DEFINE
Maliciously, in the context of wounding

What is the difference between wounding and grievous bodily harm?

What level of injury is required for a charge of grievous bodily harm?

SENTENCE
Unlawful and malicious wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm

SENTENCE
Inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to do so

Can inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to do so be racially aggravated?

TRUE OR FALSE
It is impossible to attempt a S20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861