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I've tweaked the lead, but there isn't really a clear basis for it (there's a differentiating factor to sexual offences mentioned) and the OAPA act. Both Smith & Hogan (I now have the 2005 edition) and Simester and Sullivan use this distinction, I'm almost certain it's maintained in the other big
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When I review the "What Links Here" for this article, I don't see many articles. At a minimum, I would expect to see all the "main" articles on the various crimes (battery, assault, etc) linking here. For GA, it is not required that you add text to those articles, but at a minimum you should put
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has a "Criminal Law" side bar. I know the footer navbox already meets much of that need, but (a) without pictures, the article looks like a wall of text, so a sidebar may help; and (b) some novice readers may not think to scroll all the way to the bottom: the sidebar may help them realize there
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It should be made clear in the Lead why this group of crimes is, well, a group. The title is "Non-fatal offences against the person". Is there a reason that group of crimes exist? What do the sources say (as to why they are grouped)? Do the crimes all have something in common? Another way of
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textbooks as well. Excluding fatal offences is the anomaly, if you like, but it's a pragmatic one: the death of a person is an important factor socially/factually/legally. I've done a bit on
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The problem comes when you ask "why the US?". An international comparison would be interesting, and lengthy, and therefore best left to the general pages (e.g.
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Added a graph I made instead, don't think the sidebar would help because it's about general crimes and not those in English law.
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Changed. I had intended the last to be intentional, but I guess an over-specific redlink might be less confusing to the reader.
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I'm afraid I'm really struggling for a suitable picture. No similar article uses them (although the articles aren't great).
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a link to this article in their "see also" section. I'm guessing maybe 10 articles or so should link to this one. --
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Any pictures available? Look in other, related articles and see if any pic/image is suitable for this article.
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Would it be appropriate to add a section (or mere paragraph) comparing English to US law on these crimes?
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invented by a WP editor, but rather a collection made by the sources themselves.
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asking this question: Can you demonstrate that this collection of crimes is
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are other, related articles available in the encyclopedia. --
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B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with
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