| Cases and Resources
Chapter
9: Crimes Against the Person
Homicide
Suicide
Assault and Battery
Rape
Homicide
Different
Types of Homicide
Read this definition of homicide and identify the different
types of homicide that exist. How are the crimes distinguished
from each other? Homicide
Trends in the United States
Analyze the different statistics provided by the U.S. Department
of Justice. Explore the trends in homicide based on age, gender,
geography, race, or other characteristics of the crime.
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Suicide
About
Suicide
Learn about suicide victims and the warning signs that indicate
a person may take her or his own life.
National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention
Explore the various facts and statistics about suicide. Thousands
of people die each year due to suicide, many of whom are young
people. Learn why someone might commit suicide and what you
can do to help prevent this.
Attempted
Suicide
As you learned in Chapter 8, attempting to commit
a crime, such as suicide, is a crime even if the person does
not succeed. Learn about attempted suicide and how to help those
who have tried to kill themselves.
Dr.
Kevorkian and Assisted Suicide
Assisting the suicide of another person, even if that person
has asked for assistance, is a crime. Dr. Jack Kevorkian is
famous for protesting this law and advocating the rights of
the elderly or the terminally ill to end their own lives.
Read this article and reflect on how you feel about this issue.
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Assault
and Battery
Kids
and Assault
Learn about assault by seeing how students can be guilty of
assault or victims of assault. Scroll down and read the personal
story of a student who was assaulted at his school by an older
student.
Idaho
Statutes on Assault and Battery
Review the elements of assault and battery in Idaho. How is
each crime defined? Now read the different punishments for
these crimes. How do the punishments compare?
Stalking
Laws and Definitions
Learn about criminal stalking and the laws designed to protect
people from stalkers. Stalking is a specific type of criminal
behavior—separate from both assault and battery. How
is it different?
Cyberstalking
Read this report from the U.S. Department of Justice describing
the nature of cyberstalking and comparing this behavior to
offline stalking. Why is cyberstalking a difficult crime to
deal with in the legislature?
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Rape
About
Rape—Myths and Facts
Learn about the reality of the crime of rape. Did you know
that rape is NOT about sex? Did you know that both women and
men can be victims of rape?
Sexual
Assault Resources
This site contains links to many organizations that provide
information regarding rape and support to victims of rape.
Explore these links to learn more about rape and what victims
of rape find helpful in the healing process.
Rape
Statistics
Learn how prevalent rape is in our society and who the victims
are.
Massachusetts
Rape Shield Laws
Rapes are often underreported in this country because the
trial against the rapist can be very difficult for the rape
victim. Rape shield laws have been created to encourage victims
to come forward. After examining these laws, read an article
arguing that rape shield laws are unfair
to the accused.
Recent
History of Rape Laws
Read an article outlining how rape laws have evolved over
the past few decades. What has changed in sexual assault laws?
Why have these changes been made?
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