Editing Assault (section)

=== Aggravated assault ===
Aggravated assault is a violent crime that involves violence or the threat of violence.<ref name="Tjaden 2000">{{Cite journal |last1=Tjaden |first1=Patricia |last2=Thoennes |first2=Nancy |date=2000 |title=Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/e300342003-001 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=PsycEXTRA Dataset|doi=10.1037/e300342003-001 |hdl=2027/mdp.39015042645401 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Gruszczyńska |first=Beata Z. |title=Women Victimization Risk of Violence in Poland |date=2013-10-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01839-3_9 |work=Organized Crime, Corruption and Crime Prevention |pages=69–75 |access-date=2023-03-23 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-01839-3_9 |isbn=978-3-319-01838-6}}</ref> It is generally described as an intentional act that causes another person to fear imminent physical harm or injury. This can include the use of a weapon, or the threat of using a weapon. It is usually considered a felony offense and can carry severe penalties. Aggravated assault is often considered a very serious crime and can lead to long-term prison sentences.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gurr |first=Ted Robert |date=January 1981 |title=Historical Trends in Violent Crime: A Critical Review of the Evidence |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/449082 |journal=Crime and Justice |volume=3 |pages=295–353 |doi=10.1086/449082 |s2cid=144948441 |issn=0192-3234}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Markowitz |first=Sara |date=March 2005 |title=Alcohol, Drugs and Violent Crime |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2005.05.003 |journal=International Review of Law and Economics |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=20–44 |doi=10.1016/j.irle.2005.05.003 |issn=0144-8188}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=DeLisi |first=Matt |date=2003 |title=Criminal careers behind bars |journal=Behavioral Sciences & the Law |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=653–669 |doi=10.1002/bsl.531 |pmid=14502694 |issn=0735-3936|doi-access=free }}</ref>

[[Aggravation (law)|Aggravated]] assault is, in some jurisdictions, a stronger form of assault, usually using a [[deadly weapon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Crime in the United States 2010: Aggravated Assault |work=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/violent-crime/aggravatedassaultmain}}</ref> A person has committed an aggravated assault when that person attempts to:
* cause serious bodily injury to another person with a deadly weapon<ref name="Baker">{{cite book|last1=Baker|first1=Dennis|last2=William|first2=Glanville|title=Textbook of Criminal Law|publisher=London, Sweet & Maxwell|chapter=9}}</ref>
* have sexual relations with a person who is under the [[age of consent]]
* cause bodily harm by recklessly operating a [[motor vehicle]] during [[road rage]]; often referred to as either ''vehicular assault'' or ''aggravated assault with a motor vehicle''.

Aggravated assault can also be charged in cases of attempted harm against police officers or other public servants.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bailey |first=Frankie Y. |date=September 1999 |title=Book Review: Street-Level Leadership: Discretion and Legitimacy in Front-Line Public Service |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/073401689902400229 |journal=Criminal Justice Review |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=218–220 |doi=10.1177/073401689902400229 |s2cid=144571165 |issn=0734-0168}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sherman |first1=Lawrence W. |last2=Rogan |first2=Dennis P. |date=December 1995 |title=Effects of gun seizures on gun violence: "Hot spots" patrol in Kansas city |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418829500096241 |journal=Justice Quarterly |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=673–693 |doi=10.1080/07418829500096241 |issn=0741-8825}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sherman |first1=Lawrence W. |last2=Berk |first2=Richard A. |date=April 1984 |title=The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2095575 |journal=American Sociological Review |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=261–272 |doi=10.2307/2095575 |jstor=2095575 |pmid=6742629 |issn=0003-1224}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambliss |first=William J. |date=2018-05-15 |title=Power, Politics, and Crime |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429498084 |doi=10.4324/9780429498084|isbn=9780429498084 }}</ref>