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21 Cards in this Set
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Define Homicide
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directly or indirectly, by any means, causing the death of a human being.
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Define Murder
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Culpable homicide where the person who causes the death of a human being means to cause his death or means to cause him bodily harm that he knows is likely to cause death and is reckless whether death ensues or not.
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1st Degree murder
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murder which is planned and deliberate; or the victim is a peace officer, or where death occurred.
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2nd Degree murder
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all murder which is not 1st degree
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manslaughter
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culpable homicide whereby the person who committed it did so in the heat of the passion caused by sudden provocation; culpable homicide that is not murder or infanticide.
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Assault
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includes common assault (level 1), assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (level 2), aggravated assault (level 3), and other assaults (assault on a peace officer, unlawfully causing bodily harm, discharge of a firearm with intent and all other assaults)
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What are the four categories of murder according to the FBI crime classification manual?
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Criminal enterprise murder
Personal cause murder sexual homicide group case homicide |
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What are the four categories of murder according to Robert, Zgola, and Shhahidullah?
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General altercation
Felony commission Domestic violence related Homicide after accident |
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Describe the factors involved in the dynamic cascade model of murder.
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Adverse neighborhood
Harsh discipline or poor parental monitoring conduct problems early in school peer rejection and academic failure deviant peer associations persistent antisocial or violent behavior |
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What is an actuarial approach to profiling?
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analysis of an accumulation of data of groups of offenders who have committed similar crimes.
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What is a clinical approach to profiling?
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focused on analysis of evidence gathered from the crime(s). Based on material from a single case.
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What are the five types of profiling?
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-threat assessment
-risk assessment -suspect-based profiling -geographic profiling -crime scene profiling |
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What are Kim Rossmo's four hunting patterns?
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Hunter: live within the area they find their victims (have specific characteristics)
Poacher: have a spec. victim type, but move around more than hunters. Troller: random victims that they come across (not planned, wait for victims to come to them) Trapper: specifically try to lure victims to them. |
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What is a crime scene signature?
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Anything that is above and beyond what is necessary to carry out the homicide.
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Serial murder
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killing of 2 or more victims in separate events
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Spree murder
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killing of 3 or more victims without a cooling off period, usually in two or more locations.
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Mass murder
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killing four or more at a single location with no cooling off period.
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Sadism
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enjoys pain of others
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Massachist
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enjoys feeling pain
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What are the 4 serial murderer typologies defined by Holmes and DeBurger?
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Visionary
Mission-oriented hedonistic power/control |
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What are the characteristics of school shooters?
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Social Rejection and one or more of the following:
- psychological problems -interest in guns or explosives -fascination with death |
