outlining violence

Urban assault
Combative in favor of friend, family (why)
Interrogative -- generalized and standardized questions
Investigative -- witnesses, associates

1. Target
a. Selection
i. Previous altercations
1. w/ perp
a. act of vengeance
2. w/ other
a. victim initiated
3. w/ other perp initiated
a. relation to perp
i. family, friend
b. Injury site
i. Access -- availability
ii. Meaning
iii. Visual sensitivity, demonstration
c. Locale
i. Setting
ii. Witnesses [expected] as reporters, silent, corroborators
1. Potential
d. Family history of target
e. Dossier of perp
i. Demonstrated and suspected history valued @ 1 -- unsubstantiated single at .01 or .1 each duplicated event adds to value so three assaults could b e.03 / .3 or .6
2. weapon selection
a. manual -- youth generally resort to this based on weapon access and reactionary (immediacy) & personalization
i. dominance & control
ii. visualization -- sadism; leads to apathy and social violence -- sociopathology; herein definition between violence vs delusional psychopathology
b. environmental
i. access
ii. ease of use
iii. augmentation
1. strength (damage)
2. projectile (distance), multiple targets, frequency, stunning potential
iv. Types:
1. blunt (club)
a. swinging increases energy w/ body weight and speed
b. cheaper
c. generally requires less proficiency
d. reusable
2. Cord
a. Restraint -- control, dominance
b. Fatal and non-fatal
c. Whipping
d. Access
i. Cheap
ii. Concealable
iii. Can be inconspicuous
iv. Reusable
v. Disposable
3. sharp (short)
a. speed
b. concealable
c. generally slice & stab (versatility)
d. multi-purpose
i. explainable
e. damage
f. rare: hemoerotism -- sadism
g. more than 1 used simultaneously
4. sharp (long)
a. generally faster than blunt
b. more visible results
c. stab & slice