1. Offences against the person

2. The offences we will be covering are:  Assault  Battery  Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)  Grievous Bodily Harm and Wounding (s20)  Grievous Bodily Harm and Wounding with intent (s18)

3. Assault  An act or words which cause the victim to anticipate that there will be some violence towards him.  E.g. A raised fist

4. Battery  Application of force without the consent of the other.  E.g. pulling on a woman’s skirt

5. Actual Bodily Harm  Any assault which causes discomfort, hurt or injury to another.  E.g. Small grazes and bruises

6. S20  Serious harm  Split into grievous bodily harm and wounding  E.g. GBH broken ribs Wounding- stab wound.

7. s18  Same as s20 only with the intention to wound or cause serious harm  Or an offence which involves violence towards police officers

8. We will also be learning some defences  Insanity  Automatism  Intoxication  Consent  Self defence

9. Insanity  Where someone has a “disease of the mind” which means that they are not responsible for their actions

10. Automatism  Where an external factor causes a person to not be in control of their actions

11. Intoxication  Not technically a defence  Where a person is under the influence of drink or drugs

12. Consent  Where a person has allowed for the act to be committed  Can only consent to certain acts

13. Self defence  Where a person is only acting to protect themselves or their property or to prevent a crime

14. How you will be learning this topic  From least serious to most serious  Evaluation  Exam skills  Mock  Exam