Homocidal Offenders Flashcards
Most gang related homicides occur?
Western regions of canada( Manitoba, sask, Alberta)
Researchers have classified homicides into two categories what are they?
Reactive aggression- affective
Instrumental aggression - predatory
Aggression that is impulsive,unplanned,imideate driven by negative emotions and occurring in response to some perceived provocation
Is a definition of what?
Reactive aggression
** occurs more often with relatives***
Aggression that is premeditated, calculated and motivated by some goal is a definition of what?
Instrumental aggression *** occurs more with strangers **
The killing of children by their biological parents or step parents; includes neonaticide(killing baby within 24 hours of birth) and infanticide ( killing within 1 year of life)
Is a definition of what?
Filicide
Three types of mental illness have been identified during postpartum period what are they?
Postpartum blues** most common
Postpartum depression
Postpartum psychosis
Santon and simpon reviewed and concluded that there are three types of maternal failicides what are they?
Neonaticide said
Those committed by battering mothers
Those committed by mothers with mental illness
Mothers that kill out of love, for example they have delusional beliefs that the child’s death will somehow protect the child is termed ?
Altruistic filicide
The killing of s spouse and children is a definition of what?
Familicide
* is almost always committed by a man*
What are two types of familicide murders?
The despondent Non hostile killer
The Hostile accusatory killer
This killer is depressed and worried about an impending disaster for himself or his family. He kills his family and then commits suicide.
What kind of killer is this ?
The despondent non hostile killer
* past acts of violence toward children and spouse are not characteristic of this type of killer**
This type of killer expresses hostility towards his wife, often related to alleged infidelities of her intentions to terminate the relationship
What type of killer is this?
The hostile accuastory killer
- a past history of violent acts is common for this type of killer***
When youth kill they at least have— accomplice
1
Youth who kill usually are aquanited with their victims intimately or as criminal associates
A typology was developed to base juvenile homicide of the circumstances of the offence… What types of homicides were labeled ?
Psychotic (youth who has a sever mental illness at the time of the murder)
Conflict( engaged in an argument w/ the victim or conflict with resulted in the murder)
Crime(killing during the commission of another offence such a as robbery, sexual assault )
——the killing of women
Femicide
—- the more specific term denoting the killing of a wife by her husband
Uxoricide
—-the killing of men
Androcide
——is the term denoting the killing of a husband by his wife
Mariticide
Husband when killing their wives often use —- contact methods
Also give examples
Close contact
Example: beating, strangling
If a battered a martiticide occurs, in Canada, the courts do/do not allow abuse to be used as a defence, depending on the circumstances
(Killing of husband by his wife)
Does allow abuse to be used as a defence
People who usually commit multiple murders are generally categorized into one of the three types, what are they?
Serial murders
Mass murders
Spree murders
—— killed 3 or more victims, in three or more separate events, at three or more separate locations, with a cooling off period between the murders
Is what type of multiple murderer?
Serial killers
—— kill 4 or more victims in one event at one location
Mass murderers
Cooling off period Is not relevant
—– the killer has killed 2 or more victims in one continuous event at 2 or more locations, with no cooling off period between murders
Is what type of mutiple murder?
Spree murderer
What are some characteristics of serial murderers?
Most are male
Operate on their own
Caucasian
Victims usually young women who are not acquainted with the offender
Most female serial killers are ——, those who kill for ——- or angles of—–, or —– that kill their patients
Black widows
Kill for financial gain
Angles of death
Nurses
Female serial killers are more likely to have no prior——-, have an——— use gun/poison, kill for ——, and kill a family member or——-
No prior criminal history Have an accomplice Use poison Kill for money Kill a family member or someone they know
Holmes and Holmes proposed four major types of serial murders
What are they?
Visionary
Mission-oriented
Hedonistic
Power/control oriented
A murderer who kills in response to voices or visions telling him or her to kill
Is a definition what typology of a serial murderer?
Visionary serial murderer
A murderer who targets individuals from a group that he or she considers to be “ undesirable”
Is a definition what typology of a serial murderer?.
Mission oriented serial murderer
A murderer who is motivated by self gratification. This type of killer is divided into three subtypes lust, thrill, comfort
Is a definition what typology of a serial murderer?
Hedonistic serial murderer
A murderer who is motivated not by sexual gratification but by wanting to have absolute dominance over the victim
Is a definition what typology of a serial murderer?
Power/control serial murderer
A murderer who is motivated by sexual gratification
Is a definition of what type of serial murderer ?
Lust serial murderer
A murderer who is motivated by the excitement associated with the act of killing
Is a definition of what type of serial murderer ?
Thrill serial murderer
A murderer who is motivated by material or financial gain
Is a definition of what type of serial murderer?
Comfort serial murderers
In family mass murder— or more family members are killed, usually by another family member
4 or more
Mass murderers are often depressed, angry, frustrated individuals who believe they have not succeeded In life
True/false?
True
Most mass murderers —- their crimes and obtain —— In order to maximize the number of deaths
Plan
Semi automatic guns
Mass murderes often plan to commit suicide or ——-
Get killed by law enforcement officers
Canadian law has for types of homicide what are they ?
First degree murder(planned and deliberate )
Second degree murder
Manslaughter ( unintentional murder that occurs during the “ heat of passion” or criminal negligence )
Infancide ( killing of a child )
