CH 6 Homicide Victimization Flashcards
What is bereavement?
The state of being sad after an individual you have cared for has passed away
What are Bevearement Centers?
Designed to assist homicide survivors with their loss; some provide financial, social, and legal support
What is Castle Doctrine?
No duty to retreat prior to using force in self-defense if event occurs within or on an individual’s private property
What is Criminal Homicide?
The purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent killing of one human being by another
What is Death or Casualty Notification?
The process by which family members of the deceased are notified of their loved one’s passing
What is deliberation?
The act was planned after careful thought
What is eldercide?
Murder of a victim who is 65 years or older
What is an excusable homicide?
Killings that are either unintentional or accidental, whereby guilt is not a factor
What is express malice?
A deliberate intention to unlawfully take away the life of a human being
What is Familicide?
The killing of multiple family members
What is fatality reviews?
Community-based program that seeks to review the circumstances of the homicide to better understand the cause of death
What is felony murder?
The often unintentional killing during the commission of another felony
What is a femicide?
The killing of females by males because they are female
What is Filicide?
The killing of a child by a parent or a caretaker
What is first-degree murder?
Murder committed with deliberate premeditation and malice