chapter #27 (con’t) assault harassment and stalking 2709
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Chapter #27 (con’t)
Assault
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Harassment and Stalking
2709
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2709. Harassment• With intent to har-
ass, annoy, or alarm:
• 1. Strikes, shoves, kicks or makes physical contact
• 2. Follows some-one in public place
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Harassment• 3. Engages in conduct serving no legitimate
purpose • 4. Communicates lewd or obscene writing or
drawings• 5. Repeated communication anonymously• 6. Repeated communication at inconvenient
hours• 7. Communicates in a way not covered in 4, 5, or
6
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2709. Harassment
• Grading:• Summary (sections 1,
2, 3)• M-3 (4-7)• Communicates – oral,
nonverbal, written, or electronic
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Harassment - definitions
• Course of conduct – pattern of actions comprised of more than one, however, short evidencing course of conduct
• Communicates and course of action same for stalking
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2709.1 Stalking• Crime committed
when actor:• 1. Engages in a course
of conduct including following placing victim in fear of B.I. or substantial emotional distress
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Stalking• 2. Engages in course of conduct where
communicating repeatedly with victim places them in fear of B.I. or substantial emotional distress
• Venue: either placed or received• M-1: first offense• F-3, second or more offenses or previous
conviction for crime of violence
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Ethnic Intimidation• Malicious intent
toward actual or perceived race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical ability, sexual orientation,
• Gender or gender identity he commits an act guilty of ethnic intimidation
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Ethnic Intimidation
• Graded one grade higher than offense indicated
• See specific sections
• malicious intent - destruction motivated by hatred
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Institutional Vandalism: 3307
• Knowingly desecrates, vandalizes, defaces, mars or damages:
• 1. Houses of worship• 2. Cemeteries, mortuaries• 3. Schools• 4. M-2; F-3 if cost + $5000
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5509: Desecration of Venerated Objects
• Intentional de-struction of – public monument, place of worship / cemetary, or other venerated object
• M-2
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Domestic Violence - PA
• 2002 statistics - + 19%
• 126 homicides (106 – 2001)
• 76 women died
• 34 men died
• 14 children died
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PA statistics (continued)
• Methods:
• 74 gunshots
• 15 stabbed
• 7 strangled
• 4 bludgeoned
• 3 beaten
• 3 burned by fire
• 1 each by poison, bow and arrow, axe, smothered
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PA statistics continued
6 occurred in Lehigh County
2 occurred in Northampton County
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Domestic Violence
• Section 2711
• Police can arrest without warrant in domestic violence cases: involuntary manslaughter
• simple / aggravated assault
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Domestic Violence• Recklessly endangering, terroristic
threats, harassment / stalking• Police must see evidence of assault• Weapons used in offense must be
seized• Bail: determined by magistrate
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Domestic Violence
• Issuance of temporary protection from abuse order
• Violation: revocation of bail and bench warrant
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Notice of Rights under P.F.A.
• 1. Order restraining abuser from further abuse• 2. Order directing abuser to leave home• 3. Order preventing abuser from entering home,
school, business or employment• 4. Order awarding temporary custody of children• 5. Order directing abuser to pay child support
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2712:Assault on Sports Official
• Simple assault where victim an official during con-test or result of contest
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Assault on Sports Official
• M - 1
• PIAA, collegiate, pro
• Referees, coaches, AD’s, trainers, principals
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2714: Unauthorized Administration of Intoxicant
• Impairs someone with drug or intoxicant to: rape, idsi or I.a.
• F-3
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2715. Threat to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction
• A person who intentionally:• 1. Reports without knowledge the existence of
this weapon• 2. Threatens to place this weapon• Penalties• M-1• F-3: disruption of normal activities• F-2: during national emergency
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2715.Threats – additional penalty
• 1. Pay for cost of disruption and EMS
• 2. Law suits allowed above the EMS cost
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2715. Definitions
• Biological Agent: natural or genetically engineer-ed pathogen, toxin, virus, bacteria
• Bomb: explosive device for unlawful purpose• Chemical Agent: nerve, choking, blood, or other
life threatening compound• Nuclear Agent: radioactive• WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION: ALL
THE ABOVE
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2716. Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Unlawful possession or manufacture: F-2
• Injury of illness: F-1• Damage to: food,
water supply, water-ways, state lands sur-face water, ground water and wildlife: F-2
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2716. Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Additional Penalties:• Restitution: EMS, disruption, law suits
• Enforcement:• PA Attorney General• County District Attorneys