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Assault is a crime of violence against another person. In some jurisdictions, assault is used to refer to the actual violence, while in other jurisdictions (e.g. some in the United States, England and Wales), assault refers only to the threat of violence, while the actual violence is battery. Simple assaults do not involve deadly weapons; aggravated assaults often do.
Assault is often defined to include not only violence, but any physical contact with another person without their consent. When assault is defined like this, exceptions are provided to cover such things as normal social behavior (for example, patting someone on the back).
English law makes distinctions based on the degree of injury, between:
- common assault (which can be even the most minor assault)
- assault with actual bodily harm (ABH)
- assault with grievous bodily harm (GBH)
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Meta Description: [ AASAC's mission statement and core beliefs regarding sexual assault.. ]
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Amie.Org - Information and support for abuse and rape survivors. Includes photography portfolio, radical relationship concepts, other women's voices, and travel adventures.
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Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness - Provides assistance to programs for child abuse awareness and prevention efforts as well as to programs for adult survivors of abuse.
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Kitchener-Waterloo Sexual Assault Support Centre - A feminist non-profit organization working to end sexual violence against women and children and to support female survivors and their families in Waterloo Region (Ontario, Canada).
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