FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: General Social Survey, Flunitrazepam, Anal Sex

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Notsure

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Level 1: involves minor physical injury or no injury to the victim. Conviction is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Level 2: perpetrator uses or threatens to use a weapon, threatens the victim"s friends or family members, causes bodily harm to a third party or commits the assault with another person. Convictions is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Level 3: it wounds, maims or disfigures the victim or endangers the victim"s life. Conviction is punishable by up to life in prison. No statute of limitations: can go to the police many years after a sexual assault has occurred. Person has to be able to give consent especially at level 1. Someone who is drunk, under the influence of drugs, unconscious, fearful or under age cannot give consent. Law acknowledges that women can assault men and that it can be committed by a person"s spouse.