CH 6 Homicide Victimization

Question 1

What is bereavement?

Answer 1

The state of being sad after an individual you have cared for has passed away

Question 2

What are Bevearement Centers?

Answer 2

Designed to assist homicide survivors with their loss; some provide financial, social, and legal support

Question 3

What is Castle Doctrine?

Answer 3

No duty to retreat prior to using force in self-defense if event occurs within or on an individual’s private property

Question 4

What is Criminal Homicide?

Answer 4

The purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent killing of one human being by another

Question 5

What is Death or Casualty Notification?

Answer 5

The process by which family members of the deceased are notified of their loved one’s passing

Question 6

What is deliberation?

Answer 6

The act was planned after careful thought

Question 7

What is eldercide?

Answer 7

Murder of a victim who is 65 years or older

Question 8

What is an excusable homicide?

Answer 8

Killings that are either unintentional or accidental, whereby guilt is not a factor

Question 9

What is express malice?

Answer 9

A deliberate intention to unlawfully take away the life of a human being

Question 10

What is Familicide?

Answer 10

The killing of multiple family members

Question 11

What is fatality reviews?

Answer 11

Community-based program that seeks to review the circumstances of the homicide to better understand the cause of death

Question 12

What is felony murder?

Answer 12

The often unintentional killing during the commission of another felony

Question 13

What is a femicide?

Answer 13

The killing of females by males because they are female

Question 14

What is Filicide?

Answer 14

The killing of a child by a parent or a caretaker

Question 15

What is first-degree murder?

Answer 15

Murder committed with deliberate premeditation and malice

Question 16

What is gender-based violence?

Answer 16

Women and girls are at risk of violence because of their sex

Question 17

What is a homicide?

Answer 17

The killing of one human being by another

Question 18

What is an honor killing?

Answer 18

Homicide that is perpetrated by male against female to ensure that honor is maintained

Question 19

What is an implied/constructive malice?

Answer 19

When death occurs due to negligence rather than intent

Question 20

What is indirect or secondary homicide victimization?

Answer 20

Experiencing victimization secondhand through witnessing or hearing about victimization directly impacting a family member or friend; people often suffer psychological consequences similar to the victim’s

Question 21

What is infanticide?

Answer 21

Homicide in which the victim is under 1 year of age

Question 22

What is Intimate Partner Homicide?

Answer 22

A homicide involving spouses, ex-spouses, persons in current or de facto relationships, boyfriends or girlfriends, or partners in same-sex relationships

Question 23

What is involuntary/negligent manslaughter?

Answer 23

Death resulting from gross negligence (ignoring the possible danger or potential harm to other people)

Question 24

What is a justifiable homicide?

Answer 24

Homicide that is judged to be acceptable because it occurs in defense of a life or property

Question 25

What is a Manslaughter?

Answer 25

The degree of responsibility is less than for murder; however, it is still an unlawful killing

Question 26

What is a mass murder?

Answer 26

The killing of four or more victims in one location in one incident

Question 27

What is matricide?

Answer 27

The killing of one’s mother

Question 28

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD):

Answer 28

Organization that assists homicide survivors; it generally focuses on drunk driving but also provides materials regarding bereavement, finances, and the legal rights of victims and their families

Question 29

What is parricide?

Answer 29

The murder of one’s parent

Question 30

What is patricide?

Answer 30

The killing of one’s father

Question 31

What is premeditation?

Answer 31

The act was considered beforehand

Question 32

What is second-degree murder?

Answer 32

Murder committed with malice but without premeditation and deliberation

Question 33

What is a serial murder?

Answer 33

According to U.S. federal law, a series of three or more killings, with at least one occurring in the United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors

Question 34

What is a spree murder?

Answer 34

The killing of multiple victims at two or more separate locations but with no cooling-off period in between; each event is emotionally connected

Question 35

What are stand-your-ground laws?

Answer 35

Laws that allow individuals to use force in self-defense without requiring they retreat from their location first

Question 36

What is voluntary manslaughter?

Answer 36

The intentional infliction of injury that is likely to and actually does cause death