Assault Offences Quiz

You can be convicted of assault if you make a person think they are about to be attacked?

You can’t be convicted of common assault if you haven’t physically hurt someone?

Tick all the actions that could mean you are convicted of common assault.

If violence is used in a common assault then this is called ‘assault by beating’.

Young people who commit common assault could be given a 4 month Detention and Training Order (custodial sentence).

Young people who commit a assault with intent to resist arrest could be given a Detention and Training Order (custodial sentence) of up to 16 months.

‘Actual Bodily Harm’ (ABH) is a more serious criminal offence because it means someone has been physically harmed by another person.

A charge of ‘Actual Bodily Harm’ (ABH) could be so serious that the case is heard in a Crown Court and has a maximum sentence of 5 years for an adult and 3 years and 3 months for under 18s.

You can’t be convicted of ‘Grievous Bodily Harm’ (GBH) if you caused really serious physically harm recklessly and you didn’t mean to.

If you caused really serious harm to another person and intended to do it, then you could be charged with causing/wounding GBH with intent to do GBH. What is the maximum sentence you could get for this?

You can’t be convicted of any physical assault if you are related to the victim.

What is self-defence?

Racially aggravated assault means that the person committing the offence showed hostility towards a racial group based on (tick all that apply).

There is no such thing as Religiously Aggravated Assault

If you used alcohol or drugs before you assaulted someone, you’ll get a more lenient sentence.

If you witness an assault, what should you do?

If you physically hurt someone at school, it isn’t a proper crime, so you can’t be arrested.

If you know someone is planning on assaulting someone, what could you do to try to stop it? Trick all that apply.

Victims of assault can sometimes feel stressed, anxious or depressed for years after they have been harmed. How can they get help to feel better? Tick all that apply.

If you cause physical harm to someone, it could also affect (tick all that apply)