Crimes Against the Person
Crimes against persons consist of a broad array of different types of offenses which usually involve bodily harm or a threat of bodily harm. Despite this similarity, the offenses have a number of key distinctions ranging from where they occur and who was victimized, to whether physical injury was involved. This section contains summaries of the various offenses, their definitions and elements, plus more. Please select a topic from the list below to get started.
- Assault / Battery
Definitions for these closely related offenses, plus links to select statutes.
- Aggravated Assault / Battery
Information on this more serious subset of the general assault and battery offenses.
- Domestic Violence
A general overview of this distinct subset of crimes against individuals, specifically, members of a household or family.
- Stalking
Find out the elements of this relatively new offense, which has garnered countless headlines in recent years.
- Harassment
Learn about criminal harassment, which should not to be confused with employment harassment
- Hate Crimes
In this section, you can find information on government prosecutions of civil rights violations, criminal civil rights enforcement, government resources, and more.
- Kidnapping
Learn more about what constitutes one of the more notorious, and heavily punished, crimes in this category.