Soc 350 ch. 12 exam 3
According to the World Health Organization—- has the highest homicide rate in the world
Columbia
The diathesis-stress model presents an interdisciplinary explanation of
Serial killing
Voluntary Manslaughter
The intentional killing of another human being without malice and aforethought, often in response to the mistaken belief that self-defense required the use of deadly force or to adequate provocation while in the heat of passion
Aggravated 1st Degree Murder
The intentional unlawful killing of one human by another with "premeditation and deliberation." This is the only kind of murder for which offenders can be executed in states with the death penalty.
When one individual intentionally takes the life of another but without premeditation and deliberation it is considered which of the following
Voluntary manslaughter
Power/control killer
satisfaction by control over life and death, searches for special victims
Serial Murder
the killing of 3 or more victims over an extended period of time with cooling off period in between kills
Mass murder
the killing of four or more victims by one or a few assailants within a single event
Spree Murder
the killing of several people within a fairly narrow period, such as several hours or days
Rape
the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim
Who is most likely to be murdered?
18-24 Black Males
——— is defined as an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting sever bodily injury
Aggravated assault
The FBIs —— unit is known for developing methods that are used to profile serial killers
Behavioral science
Aggravated assault is distinguished from simple assault based on whether the offense took place in public, or on private property
False
Robbery provides offenders with a low risk mechanism for obtaining desired material goods
False
Hedonistic Killer
Driven by thrill and joy of killing
Visionary killers:
Driven by visions and hearing voices
It is believed that fewer aggravated assaults are result in murder today than in the past due to
Improvement in the medical treatment of victim
Second Degree
Intentional killing w/out premeditation and deliberation
A —— serial killer feels it is their goal in life to kill certain kinds of people
Mission oriented
Mission-oriented serial killer
Mission to kill certain people Prostitutes or homosexuals
Which of the following is true regarding rape
More than half of all tapes are committed by someone known to the victim
Most serial killers
Plan their crimes carefully to avoid detection
Which of the following would be most likely to attribute violent offending to personality features, situations, and developmental experiences
Psychologist
A person is stopped on the sidewalk and told to give me your wallet or I'll kill you! The person hands over their wallet. He or she has just been the victim of an
Robbery
—— argue that rape is a learned behavior but that the men who commit rape are part of a psychologically unhealthy category of males
Social learning theorists
The sniper team of Lee Malvo and John Muhammad serve as an example of —— murderers
Spree
—— move from victim to victim in family rapid succession, killing several people at different locations over a period of several days
Spree murders
Robbery
The taking or attempt taking of anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear
Which of the following is true of murder in the US
The vast majority of murders are committed by males
About half of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim
True
Most robberies are impulsive crimes
True
The us murder rate us much lower than it was in 1980
True
subculture of violence
a part of a larger culture in which the norms, attitudes, and values of its people legitimizes the use of violence
negligent manslaughter
causing death through criminal negligence
Honor Subcultures
communities in which young men are hypersensitive to insult, rushing to defend their reputation in dominance contests
Violent crime
the use of force exercised without excuse or justification to achieve a goal at the expense of a victim
What is murder ?
the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another
Involuntary Manslaughter
unintentional killing as a result of extremely reckless conduct
