Consequences Of Aggravated Assault

According to Gosselin (2014), defendants charged with aggravated assault for domestic violence court outcomes were the same as or more severe than the court outcomes for non-domestic violence cases. As well, domestic violence offenders received more convictions and longer sentences than non-domestic violence defendants. Based on a study involving aggravated assault cases, perpetrators of domestic assaults are less likely to be granted release from jail while the criminal case is pending known as a pretrial release than those defendants of non-domestic cases and the courts are more likely to issue protective orders for aggravated domestic assaults (Gosselin, 2014). The courts often issue a protective order against those defendants charged with aggravated domestic assault if the judge grants a pretrial release.
Consequences of domestic aggravated charges can result in hefty fines, incarceration in state and federal facility, mandatory rehabilitation courses and probation. Domestic aggravated assault offenders also suffer the loss of privileges such as gun ownership, custody rights or visitation privileges as well as the inability to get a job or secure housing. Nonetheless, there is no difference if the aggravated assaults are committed by a family member, intimate partner or