ch. 10

Question 1

Battery

Answer 1

Offensive touching, such as slapping, hitting, or punching a victim

Question 2

Acquaintance robbery

Answer 2

Robbery in which the victim or victims are people the robber knows

Question 3

Eros

Answer 3

The life instinct, which drives people toward self-fulfillment and employment

Question 4

Spree killer

Answer 4

A killer of multiple victims whose murders occur over a relatively short span of time and often follow no discernible pattern

Question 5

Infanticide

Answer 5

Murder of a very young child

Question 6

Felony murder

Answer 6

A killing that accompanies a felony, such as robbery or rape

Question 7

Assault

Answer 7

Either attempted battery or intentionally frightening the victim by word or deed (actual touching is not involved)

Question 8

Date rape

Answer 8

A rape that involves people who are in some form of courting relationship

Question 9

Instrumental violence

Answer 9

Acts designed to improve the financial or social position of the criminal

Question 10

Aggravated rape

Answer 10

Rape involving multiple offenders, weapons, and victim injuries

Question 11

Murder

Answer 11

The unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought

Question 12

Neglect

Answer 12

Not providing a child with the care and shelter to which he or she is entitled

Question 13

Mass murder

Answer 13

The killing of four or more victims by one or few assailants within a single event

Question 14

Stalking

Answer 14

A course of conduct that is directed at a specific person and involves repeated physical or visual proximity, nonconsensual communication, or verbal, written, or implied threats sufficient to cause fear in a reasonable person

Question 15

Filicide

Answer 15

Murder of an older child

Question 16

Consent

Answer 16

The victim of rape must prove that she in no way encouraged, enticed, or misled the accused rapist

Question 17

Thanatos

Answer 17

The death instinct, which impels toward self-destruction

Question 18

Eldercide

Answer 18

Murder of a senior citizen

Question 19

Narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 19

A pattern of traits and behaviors indicating infatuation and fixation with one’s self to the exclusion of all others, along with the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one’s own gratification, dominance, and ambition

Question 20

Workplace violence

Answer 20

Violence such as assault, rape, or murder committed at the workplace

Question 21

Rape

Answer 21

The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will

Question 22

Serial killer

Answer 22

A person who kills three or more persons in three or more separate events

Question 23

Voluntary or nonnegligent manslaughter

Answer 23

A killing committed in the heat of passion or during a sudden quarrel that provoked violence

Question 24

Hate Crimes (bias crimes)

Answer 24

Violent acts directed toward a particular person or members of a group merely because the targets share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious, or gender characteristic

Question 25

First-degree murder

Answer 25

Killing a person after premeditation and deliberation

Question 26

Child sexual abuse

Answer 26

The exploitation of children through rape, incest, and molestation by parents or other adults

Question 27

Second-degree murder

Answer 27

A person’s wanton disregard for the victim’s life and his or her desire to inflict serious bodily harm on the victim, which results in the victim’s death

Question 28

Statutory rape

Answer 28

Sexual relations between an underage minor female and an adult male

Question 29

Robbery

Answer 29

Taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear

Question 30

Involuntary or negligent manslaughter

Answer 30

A killing that occurs when a person’s acts are negligent and without regard for the harm they may cause others

Question 31

Child abuse

Answer 31

Any physical or emotional trauma to a child for which no reasonable explanation, such as an accident or ordinary disciplinary practices, can be found

Question 32

Manslaughter

Answer 32

Homicide without malice

Question 33

Expressive violence

Answer 33

Acts that vent rage, anger, or frustration