This is a study of violent crimes specifically as they relate to family including Ohio Revised Codes, statistics and sources as well as an example

1. Family-Related Crimes
By: Beth Schoren
VIOLENT CRIMES

2. LEARNING THE CYCLE OF ABUSE DOES NOT
MEAN YOU WON’T BE A VICTIM OF IT
Tension
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Escalates
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Releases
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Restarts

3. • Murder or Non - negligent Manslaughter- willful killing of
one human by another
• Forcible Rape - Carnal knowledge (have had sexual
intercourse with) of a female forcibly against her will or
attempts or assaults to commit rape
• Robbery - Taking or attempting to take anything of value
from the care, custody or control of a person
• Aggravated Assault - Unlawful attack by one person to
another with the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury
WHAT ARE VIOLENT CRIMES-
THEY ALL INVOLVE FORCE OR THREAT OF FORCE

4.  Legal Guardian
 Step-parent
 Adoptive Child
 Step-Child
 Step-Sibling
 Step-Grandchild
 Step-Adoptive-Grandchild
 Step-Grandparent
• Step-Adoptive-Grandpa
 Spouse
 Parent
 Biological Child
 Sibling
 Grandchild
 Aunt
 Uncle
 Nephew
 Niece
• Any In-Law
FAMILY VIOLENT CRIMES ARE OF THE CURRENT
OR FORMER OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

5.  11% were against the children
 58% of family murder were of females
 8 of 10 family murderers were male
 83% spouse murderers were male
 79% family offenders were white
 62% family offenders were age 30+
 49% were against a spouse
 0.5% of family violence was murder
 73% of family victims were females
 84% spouse abuse were of females
 74% of family victims were white
• 65.7% were between 25 - 54
BETWEEN 1998 AND 2002 11% OF ALL REPORTED AND
UNREPORTED VIOLENT CRIMES WERE AGAINST FAMILY
MEMBERS WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 3.5 MILLION CRIMES
WITH 1.4 MILLION NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION

6.  United States Sentencing Commission
 Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR)
 Federal Bureau of Prisons
 Federal Justice Statistics Program
 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal
Correctional Facilities
 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
 National Incident-Based Reporting System
 State Court Processing Statistics
 Administrative Office of the United States
Courts
• Survey of Inmates in Local Jails
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
*60% OF FAMILY VIOLENCE WAS REPORTED
*THAT WAS 2.1 MILLION VICTIMS
*36% OF THE OFFENDERS WERE ARRESTED
*84% OF THOSE OFFENDERS HAD PRIOR ARRESTS OF SOME NATURE
*22.6% FEMALE FAMILY OFFENDERS VS 16.4% FEMALE NON-FAMILY
CRIME STATISTICS THE BUREAU USES ARE FROM:

7. • Impact long term
• More chronic pain
• Difficulty sleeping
• Poor physical health
• Poor mental health
• Limited activity levels
• Heterosexual or same-sex couples
• 1 in 5 women raped sometime in their life
• 35% of adult women were also raped as a
minor
• 1 in 59 men have been raped sometime in their
life
• 28% of males were raped before the age of 10
• More violence with same sex partners
• Divorced or separated women are more at risk
• Women are repeatedly raped by the same
partner 4.5 times over and average of 3.8 years
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE BECAUSE OF LONG TERM NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACT ON
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES

8. • 2903.01 – aggravated murder – purposefully with prior calculation and design
cause the death of another or unlawfully terminate a pregnancy or to do so
while committing a felony; or to do to one under the age of 13; or to cause the
death of a law enforcement officer
• 2903.02 – murder - purposefully cause the death of another or unlawful
termination of another’s pregnancy
• 2903.09 – aggravated vehicular assault – unlawful termination of a pregnancy
(means to cause the death of an unborn homo-sapiens from fertilization till live
birth except when such pregnancy is planning to be terminated
• 2903.12 – aggravated assault – when a person has a sudden passion or fit of
rage brought on by the victim that causes serious physical harm to another or
an unborn; or by use of a deadly weapon
• 3109.42 – No Court will issue custody of a parent convicted of killing the other
• 3109.43 – No Court will allow visitation rights to a parent convicted of killing the
other parent
OHIO REVISED CODE (ORC)

9. • 2907.01 – rape
• any sexual conduct with another who is not the spouse;
• or is the spouse but living apart;
• who administers drugs or intoxicants by force or threat of force or deception to
prevent resistance;
• Who the other person is under the age of 13 even if the age is not known;
• When the other is substantially impaired by mental or physical conditions or
advanced age;
• Or anytime the offender uses force or threat of force to cause the person to
submit
OHIO REVISED CODE (ORC) CONT.

10. CASE STUDY:
WIFE #2 DIES IN FREAK HIKING ACCIDENT WITH HUSBAND AS THE ONLY WITNESS

11. CASE STUDY CONT.
WIFE #1 DIES IN FREAK AUTO ACCIDENT – IT IS RULED AN ACCIDENT
$300,000 life
insurance
policy with
Harold as
beneficiary
Car falls
on wife
while she
retrieves a
lug nut
while he
changes
a tire

12. • Had google searches for
getting away with homicide
• Claimed his wife fell taking
pictures
• Lied about working
• Lied about phone
conversations
• Lied about her having
binoculars
• Pink X on a map in his car that
marks the location of her fall
• Contacted insurance
company on next business
day after death
• Attempted to harm her
before in a freak accident
• Claimed to fly for business
• Hid assets after her death
MAY 2015 HAROLD HENTHORN FACES MANDATORY
LIFE IN A FEDERAL PRISON WITHOUT POSSIBLE PAROLE ALSO WITH
POSSIBLE DEATH PENALTY AND FINE OF UP TO $250,000