Test 1 Flashcards

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Homicide

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The killing of a human by another human. Makes no distinction between morally justifiable homicide and those that are not.

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Linkage Blindness

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The inability to make the connection

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“Homo”

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Latin for human

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“Cide”

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Latin “killing”

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Suicide

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The killing of one’s self

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“Sui”

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Latin for self

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Genocide

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Killing members of an entire race

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“Geno”

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Latin for race

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Infanticide

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The killing of infants usually under one year old. In Ancient Rome this was a common and morally acceptable practice.

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Murder

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Legal term meaning homicide with malice and without excuse for justification.

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1st degree murder

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The defendant killed the victim with malice and it was pre-meditated. The pre-meditated requirement makes it difficult to prove 1st degree murder.

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2nd degree murder

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The defendant killed the victim and either had the intent to kill or inflict serious bodily harm that death was a likely result.

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Manslaughter

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Homicide without malice or without the intent to harm or cause death.

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Voluntary manslaughter

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You meant to kill but you didn’t have malice. You had a good reason for doing it.

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Involuntary manslaughter

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You didn’t mean to kill bit your actions were so grossly negligent that you. An held accountable for the death.

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Justifiable homicide

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Homicide but under circumstances that make it justifies or appropriate in the eyes of the law.

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Excusable homicide

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Homicide, but done in such a way that the law will forgive it. Killing in self defense.

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Paraphilia

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Sexual deviations or perversions. Fantasized behaviors or sexual urges focusing on unusual objects, activities or situations. Affects primarily males.

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Necrophilia

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Sexual actions or desires towards a dead body. Common among serial killers.

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Frotteurism

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Focus of sexual urges are related to the touching or rubbing of their body against non-consenting, unfamiliar women.

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Masochism

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The getting of pleasure, often sexual from being hurt or humiliated.

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Sadism

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Deriving pleasure often sexual from mistreating others. Ex.) 50 shades.

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Gerontophilia

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Seeking out elderly people for sexual purposes.

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Pedophilia

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Seeking out children for sexual purposes.

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Pedastry

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Adult male having sex with male child.

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Cannibalism

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Eating a victims body parts. Common in male serial killers

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Rape

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Forced sexual intercourse without consent of the victim.