Interpersonal Violence Exam 2

Question 1

spousicide

Answer 1

killing of a marriage partner

Question 2

Intimate Partner Murder

Answer 2

Also includes killing of ex spouses and non married partners

Question 3

Familicide

Answer 3

Where person kills more than one family member

Question 4

Personal Gain

Answer 4

Killing for money or because people do not want to lose freedom that comes w/ having kids
- greed is among the oldest motives of crime
- small portion of intimate murder is committed for insurance; occasionally women hire another male to kill for this reason

Question 5

Jealousy and Obsession

Answer 5

Sex outside of marriage is very common sexual cheating can trigger violent rage; pro-monogamy/anti- adultery culture; jealousy and possessiveness can turn ugly with nonmonogamy;

• only a fraction of intimate killings are classified as involving “romantic triangles.”

Question 6

Maintaining Control

Answer 6

Some marriages or relationships held together by use of power & control over partner & children more than love. Intimidation, force & aggression mainly by men can become the means of maintaining the relationship.

Question 7

Wives Who kill

Answer 7

-Response to DV
- Most abused wives don’t kill, usually most severe abuse kill

• last resort for their own or children survival

Ex: Burning Bed Farah Fawcett

Question 8

Common Couple Violence

Answer 8

Low level violence that is more widespread; committed by both men and women; includes things like grabbing arm, poking finger in chest, throwing something or shouting, breaking something of other persons, etc.

Question 9

Patriarchal Terrorism

Answer 9

Systematic pattern of repeated violence at much greater levels that results in visible or significant injury; -

• committed mainly by men who may have a size and/or strength advantage; punching, kicking, slapping, pinning, using a weapon, and even sexual assault;
• other tactics: economic control, manipulation of kids, social isolation; tends to get worse with time.

Question 10

Husbands Who Kill

Answer 10

• Often extension of battering relationship
• Pattern of increasingly sever abuse
• Often do exactly what they say when killing partner
• Explosive,antisocial, or narcissist personalities

Question 11

Overkill

Answer 11

More violence than needed & use of lethal force multiple ways.

Question 12

Abandonment Rage

Answer 12

Emotional response to attempt of spouse to end relationship; can occur
if spouse tries to leave, if wife threatens to leave to protect children, if spouse tries to exert independence

Question 13

Presence of Guns

Answer 13

• About 400 million guns in hands of private citizens
• 2:5 Adults report living in home w/ gun
• About 1:3 adults own a gun
• Males own more than females
• homicide highest in south and U.S is split on gun ownership

Question 14

More on Guns

Answer 14

• Most common murder weapon in US
• Leading cause of death among children and teens(1-19 yrs)
• 1/2 suicide is committed w/ gun(highest level started in 1968)

Question 15

Guns and Criminal Homicide

Answer 15

3;4 criminal killings known to police w/gun

• 55% of murder in 1964 was gun
• Other weapons were limited(knives, hammer,etc)
• Nonpersonal weapons(poison,bomb,fire,etc) was uncommon

Question 16

Guns at Schools

Answer 16

In the Line of Fire(Sheley and Wright)

• 84% youth inmates and 35% HS carry gun off and on
• 9% HS brought gun off and on; 3% most of the time(easy access to get gun in community)

Highschool 9-12th(2021)
- 3:1(1:33) carried a weapon to school in last 30 days

• 3:5$(1:29) said they carried a gun anywhere
• More common in males

Question 17

Pro Firearm Arguments

Answer 17

• Guns and murder not correlated; murder drop in 1994 but guns didn’t
• Gun presence is common in more groups than some(less common in rural/white areas)
• U.S had higher rates of murder than other countries

_Other countries w/ gun ownership have less murder rates(Finland,New Zeland nd,Switzerland, Israel)

• Claim for defensive purposes or for hunting
• Presence of gun could deter offenders

Question 18

Gun Control Arguments

Answer 18

• Presence of gun usually equal lethal outcomes
• Most guns produced are easy to use and fast firing; considered unnecessary
• Gun density high(esp. urban areas)= lethal gun violence is higher
• 3:4 felons who use gun during crime claim had no prior intent to use one
• Presence of gun in home substantially increase homicide risk

-2nd amendment passed when gun tech wasn’t as advanced

Question 19

Does Restricting Guns Work?