INSTRUCTION: The links below take you to video clips taken from Reel Justice, which is a unique movie that is centered on a sexual assault that takes place in a college town. It allows students to explore course concepts and terminology in a relevant and meaningful context. Movie segments are augmented by a robust array of review and assessment features. Students can explore a wide variety of criminal justice issues firsthand including criminal responsibility, theories of crime causation, civil vs. criminal law, police roles, functions, and ethics, the courts, and more. Master course concepts more completely than they could by just reading any text. Read the introduction, answer the following questions below and discuss your answers with your classmates and instructor.

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In legal terms, what does "assault" mean? How common is the crime of assault by a perpetrator unacquainted with the victim?