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1st degree murder

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planned and deliberate

  • or murder of law enforcement or correctional staff member
  • murder occurring during commission of another violent offence like sexual assault
  • automatic life sentence, no possible parole until 25 years
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2nd degree murder

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all other murders, intends to cause harm/death

- min sentence life sentence, no parole 10 years

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manslaughter

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unintentional murder

  • might have intent for harm
  • criminal negligence also
  • life sentence?
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infanticide

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killing of a baby by it’s mother

  • up to 1 year of age
  • max sentence is 5 years
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homicide rates

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  • less than 1% of violent crimes in Canada
  • 80-90% known to victim
  • 4/5 male victims
  • 1/4 gang related
  • 6.5X higher for indigenous people
  • females more likely to be killed by spouse
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bimodal classification of homicide

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reactive (affective) aggression
- family/ known
-80%
- 55% acquaintances
instrumental (predatory) aggression
- likely among strangers
-20%
- higher PCL-R scores
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filicide

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killing of children by biological or step parents

  • majority of child homicide victims
  • male/ female equally victimized
  • risk declines as children age
  • half committed by men
  • strangulation, suffocation, drowning
  • 2008-2018 38% decrease
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neonaticide

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murder of newborn baby with 24 hours

  • most commonly by mothers
  • typically, young, poor, unmarried, no stable relationship with father, emotionally immature
  • concealment of pregnancy: fear of rejection, family, shame
  • active - violent act (most common)
  • passive - neglect/ absence of medical care
  • majority no mental illness at time of killing
Affective denial
- aware but resent
Pervasive denial
-physical manifestations are misinterpreted or absent
Psychotic denial
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mothers who kill

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most research focus

  • neonaticides
  • committed by battering mothers
  • committed by mothers with mental illness
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postpartum mental illnesses

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postpartum blues
- 85% of women
- crying, irritability, anxiety
- last few hours- 12 days
postpartum depression
- 7-19%
-clinical depression
-up to several months
postpartum psychosis
-1 or 2 per 1000
- delusions, hallucinations, suicidal or homicidal thoughts
- first 3 months
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Andrea Yates

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postpartum depression and psychosis

- killed 5 children

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Suzanne Killinger-johnson

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killed herself and child by jumping in front of train

- had depression

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Sonia Blanchette

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killed her 3 children

  • no mental illness found
  • killed herself before trial
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fathers who kill

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  • most of familicides committed
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familicide

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killing of spouse and child

  • often history of spousal and child abuse
  • 50% perp commits suicide
  • usually male 30-40
  • most common type of mass killing
  • 1/3 full time employed
despondent non hostile
- depressed and worried about impending disaster
- suicide common after
- keep family together
Hostile accusatory
- control/ revenge
- express hostility towards wife
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youth who kill

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  • low homicide rates
  • attempted homicide are higher but still much lower than adults
  • usually have an accomplice 57%
  • psychotic, conflict, or crime
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parricide

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killing of parents

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Jasmine Richardson

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persuaded older boyfriend to kill parents and brother

- 12 at time

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Femicide

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killing of a women

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androcide

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killing of men

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uxoricide

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killing of wife by husband

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mariticide

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killing of husband by wife

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sexual homicide

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killing that involves a sexual component

- most offenders white, single,~28, diverse criminal history

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MO

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modus operandi

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overkill

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more violence than necessary to kill victim

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classifying multiple murderers

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  • number of victims
  • number of events
  • number of locations
  • presence of “cooling-off” period
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serial killer

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2+ victims (FBI 3), 2+ events, 2+ locations, with cooling off period

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mass murderer

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4+ victims at one event and location

  • public kill strangers
  • family
  • most often planned and weapons are gathered to kill as many as possible
  • often plan to commit suicide or get killed by law enforcement
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spree murderer

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2+ victims one continuous event at 2+ locations with no cooling off period

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characteristics of serial killers

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majority male, Caucasian, 20-40, operate individually, female victims not related to offender

  • loner
  • may have stable relationships
  • 1/2 criminal record of lifelong
  • some employed stably
  • 10% of murders in US
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female serial murderers

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  • 15% of multiple homicides by women
  • most likely to kill people they know
  • black widow: kill spouse for financial gain
  • angels of death: nurses or caregivers who kill patients
  • mercy, sadistic, or hero persona
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Dorothea Puente

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serial killer of tenants for social insurance checks

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Aileen Wuornos

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male victims

  • revenge/ control
  • money
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Holmes and Holmes typology

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serial killer typology

  1. visionary
    - in response to voices or visions
  2. mission oriented
    - targets “undesirable” group
  3. Hedonistic
    - Lust
    - thrill
    - comfort (money)
  4. power/control oriented
    - absolute dominance
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Fox and Levine typology

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serial killer typology

  1. revenge
  2. loyalty
    - team kills to demonstrate commitment
  3. profit
  4. power
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Keppel and Walter (1999)

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classification of serial sexual murders
power:
- power assertive
- power- reassurance
Anger:
- anger- retaliation
- anger- excitation
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Joseph-Albert Guay

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  • mass plane murderer

- planned to kill wife, also killed 22 others

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General aggression model

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(GAM)

  • Inputs
    • biological, environmental, psychological and social factors that influence aggression
    • person or situation factors
  • routes
  • outcomes
  • useful for understanding and developing interventions
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Jolliffe and Farrington (2007)

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meta analysis of treatment effectiveness for violent male offenders

  • effective to some extent
  • anger management decreased
  • empathy training increased
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Treatment of Homicidal offenders

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target:

  • anger management and emotion management
  • self regulation
  • problem solving
  • interpersonal skills
  • social attitudes

not much research/ attention

  • moral/ empathy training – not effective
  • general violence lower recidivism
  • cognitive skills + anger management = significantly lower
  • without anger management no difference from control

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