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Module 12 End of Chapter Workbook Activity

Module 12 End of Chapter Workbook Activity

Q Chapter 10 - Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, Bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint - pages 380-429 WORKBOOK QUESTIONS - CHAPTER 10 1. What are the elements of modern day rape laws? 2. What is the difference between battery and assault? 3. What are the elements of kidnap? The next two questions relate to the assigned case, Commonwealth v. Berkowitz. 4. List all the facts relevant to deciding whether Robert Berkowitiz’s actions satisfy the extrinsic force requirement. 5. Was the Superior Court “right” to reverse Robert Berkowitz’s rape conviction? Explain your answer.

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1. -Sexual intercourse by force, or a threat of severe bodily harm (actus reus) -Intentional vaginal intercourse (mens rea) -Intercourse between a man and a woman not his wife (attendant circumstance) -Intercourse without the woman’s consent (attendant circumstance) 2. -The difference between battery and assault is that battery involves unwanted or offensive touching, whereas assault does not involve touching, but the intention to commit battery or invoking fear into someone.