Chapter 6 Flashcards
Excusable homicide
No guilt, accident, unintentional
Justifiable homicide
Occur in defense of life or property. War & law enforcement
Stand your ground laws
do not have duty to retreat if someone is threatening you
castle doctrine
being able to protect your home using force
Criminal Homicide
purposeful, knowing, reckless, and negligent killing.
4 types: 1st degree, 2nd degree, manslaughter & felony murder.
First degree murder
Murder committed with deliberate premeditation
only crime eligible for death penalty
second degree murder
committed with malice but no premeditation
Felony murder
AKA 3rd degree
killed during the commission of another felony happening (example: robbery ends in someone dying)
Voluntary Manslaughter
Intentional infliction of injury that causes death
excessive stand your ground use
involuntary manslaughter
death resulting from gross negligence
Homicide Victimization in US
Data that homicide have increased (big cities with high crime not everywhere)
UCR, SHR, & NCHS
Risk Factors
Sex (men more likely to be victim)
Women (IPV homicide)
Age (young)
Race (black men)
Geo (urban)
SES
VO relationships
Incident characteristics
Weapon usasge (73% involve firearms)
25% happen during argument & commission of felony
Location (private dwellings)
Substance use (both V & O)
Filicide
kill children
infanticide
killing child under 1
parricide
killing parents
eldercide
killing elders
Serial murder
murdered chronologically of 3+ people spaced out
Mass murder
4+ people killed one location
Spree
No emotional pulling-off period, people killed at 2 separate locations
Familicide
killing multiple members of your family
VP Luckenbill’s “situated transaction”
Step by step process that leads to homicide.
An argument that can escalate to physical violence which leads to homicide
VP Polk’s “honor contest”
provocation such as a joke, insult, shove, etc.
typically between men
Alcohol is common
Indirect or secondary victimization
survivors of homicide, CJS involvment, bereavement
Responses to homicide victimization
police, court, community response and restorative justice
