What is Homicide

Question 1

What is the definition of homicide

Answer 1

The act of killing another human being. Lawful or unlawful

Question 2

Give some examples of unlawful homicide and how do they differ

Answer 2

Murder
Manslaughter
Infanticide

Differ by amount of intent and culpabiliry

Question 3

What is murder?

Answer 3

Causing death by killing or intent to cause grievous bodily harm

Premeditated
Fully responsible
Full intent

Question 4

What is manslaughter?

Answer 4

Voluntary - suicide pact, diminished responsibility and provocation

Involuntary- recklessness, negligence or accident
Some responsibility with absence of intent

Question 5

What is infanticide?

Answer 5

Killing of baby under 12 months
Often by biological mother
Often presence of mental illness
Charged with voluntary manslaughter

Question 6

What is the most common type of homicide?

Answer 6

Male on male.

Confrontational - impulsive, immediate, act of rage
Revenge - planned, Perceived wrong doing, history of conflict

Question 7

What are some theoretical explanations of male on male homicide?

Answer 7

Confrontational - some cultures favour violence to challenge behaviour

Sub-cultural theory

Question 8

What are some theoretical explanations of revenge male on male homicide?

Answer 8

Image maintenance, common in gangs

Question 9

What are some motivations for female perpetrated homicide?

Answer 9

Proximal precipitation - argument, confrontation, under influence of drugs or alcohol maybe

Distal precipitation - often experiencing domestic violence, delayed act

Also kill for financial or sexual gains

Question 10

What are some common global trends of murder?

Answer 10

Offenders- male
Victims- male
Unemployment 
Low socio-economic class
Ethnic minority
Known by each other

Question 11

What are the two types of femicide?

Answer 11

Stranger

Intimate

Question 12

What are some examples of lawful homicide?

Answer 12

Capital punishment

Wartime killings