Homicide Offenders Flashcards
when do most murders take place?
July to August
Holidays
Weekends
Evening and night
Large metropolitan areas
Robert et al.
came up with typologies using data
most homicide offenders commit general altercations during a disagreement
domestic violence
criminal negligence (eg drunk driving)
different classifications of homicide offenders
visionary
mission oriented
hedonistic
power/control
how have theories regardning homicide changed?
you had to be a psychopath, maniac, cold blooded
drug related, gang involvement, neighborhood
bad luck, impulsivity, context, lifestyle
problems with research
small sample size
clinical samples (usually atypical cases)
don’t look at risk factors, only police reports
no data following up on offenders
co-offending
pool of people with same attributes, ethnicity, gang membership
extablishes trust
centrality
measured by prestige or status
have to be a certain rank to commit a homicide
typologies of sexual homicide
beauregarde et al
not all sexual homicides are planned
escalating violence
theories of intimate partner violence
patriarchial
social learning
typologies of male offenders
family only batterer
only commit violence in relationships; patriarchial
generally violent/antisocial batterer
social learning
dysphoric-borderline batterer
mental health, jealousy
