Chapter 6

Question 1

Excusable homicide

Answer 1

No guilt, accident, unintentional

Question 2

Justifiable homicide

Answer 2

Occur in defense of life or property. War & law enforcement

Question 3

Stand your ground laws

Answer 3

do not have duty to retreat if someone is threatening you

Question 4

castle doctrine

Answer 4

being able to protect your home using force

Question 5

Criminal Homicide

Answer 5

purposeful, knowing, reckless, and negligent killing.
4 types: 1st degree, 2nd degree, manslaughter & felony murder.

Question 6

First degree murder

Answer 6

Murder committed with deliberate premeditation
only crime eligible for death penalty

Question 7

second degree murder

Answer 7

committed with malice but no premeditation

Question 8

Felony murder

Answer 8

AKA 3rd degree
killed during the commission of another felony happening (example: robbery ends in someone dying)

Question 9

Voluntary Manslaughter

Answer 9

Intentional infliction of injury that causes death
excessive stand your ground use

Question 10

involuntary manslaughter

Answer 10

death resulting from gross negligence

Question 11

Homicide Victimization in US

Answer 11

Data that homicide have increased (big cities with high crime not everywhere)
UCR, SHR, & NCHS

Question 12

Risk Factors

Answer 12

Sex (men more likely to be victim)
Women (IPV homicide)
Age (young)
Race (black men)
Geo (urban)
SES
VO relationships

Question 13

Incident characteristics

Answer 13

Weapon usasge (73% involve firearms)
25% happen during argument & commission of felony
Location (private dwellings)
Substance use (both V & O)

Question 14

Filicide

Answer 14

kill children

Question 15

infanticide

Answer 15

killing child under 1

Question 16

parricide

Answer 16

killing parents

Question 17

eldercide

Answer 17

killing elders

Question 18

Serial murder

Answer 18

murdered chronologically of 3+ people spaced out

Question 19

Mass murder

Answer 19

4+ people killed one location

Question 20

Spree

Answer 20

No emotional pulling-off period, people killed at 2 separate locations

Question 21

Familicide

Answer 21

killing multiple members of your family

Question 22

VP Luckenbill’s “situated transaction”

Answer 22

Step by step process that leads to homicide.
An argument that can escalate to physical violence which leads to homicide

Question 23

VP Polk’s “honor contest”

Answer 23

provocation such as a joke, insult, shove, etc.
typically between men
Alcohol is common

Question 24

Indirect or secondary victimization

Answer 24

survivors of homicide, CJS involvment, bereavement

Question 25

Responses to homicide victimization

Answer 25

police, court, community response and restorative justice