MrJonno wrote:Consideirng the US doesnt even record at a national level someone punching/shoving someone else which is 99% of all violent crime I doubt that very much
First, I'd like to know where you got your "99%" factoid. I suspect you're going to need to wash it off and disinfect it since I'm certain that it was produced from your rectum.
Second, you're wrong, again, as usual. The US does record someone "punching/shoving someone else" if it results in a police call for service. It's recorded as "Other-Assaults-Simple, Not Aggravated."
The following is from the
UCR Handbook, which is the police officer's guide to classifying offenses on the mandatory UCR report.
Read it and weep. You lose again .
Other
Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e)
The category Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e) includes all assaults which do not involve the use of a firearm, knife, cutting instrument, or other dangerous weapon and in which the victim did not sustain serious or aggravated injuries. Simple assault is not a Part I offense—it is a Part II offense but is collected under 4e as a quality control matter and for the purpose of looking at total assault violence.
Agencies must classify as simple assault such offenses as assault and battery, injury caused by culpable negligence, intimidation, coercion, and all attempts to commit these offenses. Under certain circumstances, offenses of disorderly conduct, domestic violence, or affray must be classified as simple assault. (For more information about Other Assaults as a Part II offense, see page 139.)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies must classify as Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e):
11.
Several bar patrons were watching a football game on television. The supporters of the two teams exchanged heated words that led to a fist fight. The bartender called the police. None of the participants cooperated, so the police could not determine who started the fight. The police arrested six patrons who had suffered bruises and minor cuts and charged them with affray.
12.
A married couple was arguing about financial problems. The husband slapped his wife and left the house. The wife followed him, and they continued their argument. The police responded to a call by a neighbor. The wife told them that her husband slapped her. The police arrested the husband for domestic violence.
13.
An employee of a local retail establishment received numerous e-mail messages at work from her ex-boyfriend, against whom she had a restraining order. The e-mail messages contained sexually offensive material and threats of violence to the employee; she turned them over to the police.
14.
Police responded to a reported fight at a residence. Upon arrival, they discovered a man with a bruise around one eye. The man said that his son, aged 17, had struck him during an argument. The boy admitted to striking his father and apologized. The police documented the incident but did not arrest anyone at the scene because the father did not wish to press charges.
15.
Two men were waiting in a line to enter a nightclub. One man tried to bully the other man into giving up his place in line by threatening to punch him in the face. Refusing to be intimidated, the man reported the threat to the nightclub’s bouncer who called the police. The police cited the bully but did not arrest anyone at the scene.
Aids to Classifying Assaults
Careful consideration of the following factors should assist reporting agencies in classifying assaults:
1.
The type of weapon employed or the use of an object as a weapon
2.
The seriousness of the injury
3.
The intent of the assailant to cause serious injury 26 Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook, 2004
Often, the weapon used or the extent of the injury sustained will be the deciding factor in distinguishing aggravated from simple assault. In only a limited number of instances should it be necessary for the agency to examine the intent of the assailant.
Prosecutorial policy in a jurisdiction must not dictate an agency’s classification of an assault. Reporting agencies must examine and classify assaults according to the standard UCR definitions, regardless of whether they are termed misdemeanors or felonies by local definitions.
Aggravated assault is a troublesome crime to classify. If a number Often, the weapon of persons are involved in a dispute or disturbance and law enforce-
used or the extent of
ment investigation cannot distinguish the aggressors from the victims, the reporting agency must count the number of persons assaulted as the injury sustained the number of offenses. In such circumstances, assault classifica-will be the deciding tions may require agencies to identify and report both aggravated and factor in distinguish-simple assaults within the same crime scenario. Additionally, multiple
ing aggravated from
types of weapons may be used during the commission of the assaults.
Occasionally, classifying offenses in this category will involve reporting simple assault.
offenses in two or more subcategories when reporting the assaults.
The following scenario offers an example of a multiple-offense situation in which some of the offenses must be classified as a simple assault and others as aggravated assault:
16. During a confrontation between two groups of people, a fight occurred during which several
of the participants were injured. None of the combatants were cooperative, and all claimed
to be innocent. It was unclear to police who was responsible for which assault. The police
arrested eight persons, five of whom were severely beaten and in need of emergency medical
treatment.
Explanation: To report this crime to the UCR Program, law enforcement must report a total of eight assaults. Even though all the victims were not known, it was known that five persons
were severely beaten. Therefore, reporting agencies must classify five offenses as Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d) and three offenses as Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e).
The following scenario offers an example of a multiple-offense situation in which offenses must be classified in two aggravated assault subcategories:
17. Police responding to a disturbance call found a juvenile gang fight in progress. The participants
escaped, except for seven youths who suffered injuries. None would cooperate, and the police could not determine who started the fight. Three gang members were cut severely with knives. The remaining four suffered broken bones from being beaten with clubs. The police arrested the combatants who were under the age of 18 on felonious assault charges.
Explanation: A total of seven assault offenses must be reported: three offenses classified as Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b) and four offenses classified as Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c). Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook, 2004 27
Note example 15, which is merely a threat without any actual physical contact. It's classified as a simple assault, not aggravated.
Too bad for you.
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