Homicides

Question 1

What are the four types of homicides

Answer 1

1. First degree murder
2. Second degree murder
3. Manslaughter
4. Infanticide

Question 2

Define first degree murder

Answer 2

i. Planned and deliberate murder
ii. Murder of police or correctional officer
iii. Murder during another violent offence

Question 3

Define second degree murder

Answer 3

i. Still intention to kill, but was not planned

Question 4

Define manslaughter

Answer 4

i. No intention to kill, but death happens

Plan to commit criminal act, but death occurs

Question 5

Define infanticide

Answer 5

i. Woman kill newborn child due to mental disorder arising from the effects of childbirth

Question 6

What are the three parameters that me be present for charge of infanticide to be laid

Answer 6

1. It is her child
2. Mother developed a mental disorder
3. It is in the year following birth

Question 7

What is the bimodal classification of homicide?

Answer 7

1. Reactive homicide

2. Instrumental homicide

Question 8

In the bimodal classification of homicide, where do most homicides fall? Family homicides?

Answer 8

Reactive homicide for both

Question 9

PTSD is most likely to occur after what classification of homicide?

Answer 9

Reactive

Question 10

Define instrumental homicide

Answer 10

i. Violence that is pre-meditated, calculated and motivated by some goal

Question 11

Define uroxicide

Answer 11

Killing wife

Question 12

Define maraticide

Answer 12

Killing husband

Question 13

Define neonaticide

Answer 13

Killing child in the first 24 hours of life

Question 14

Define filicide

Answer 14

parent killing child

Question 15

Define familicide

Answer 15

Killing of multiple victims, spouse and children

Question 16

Define paracide

Answer 16

Kill parents or close relative

Question 17

Define fratricide

Answer 17

Killing brother

Question 18

Define sorocide

Answer 18

Killing sister