Homicide

Homicide and Assault: A Comparative Analysis of Attributes in Dallas Neighborhoods, 1981-1985 by Keith D. Harries from the University of Maryland Baltimore County hypothesized “the legal labels homicide and assault represent essentially similar behaviors differing principally in outcome rather than process” (p. 29). According to Harries (1989), to test this papers’ hypothesis it seeks the relationship between the high crime rates and the poverty areas based off the status of the neighborhoods (p…

study took place between 1994 through 2005 at a Canadian maximum security penitentiary. All were males and all were serving a prison sentence of at least 2 years. Details on characteristics of sexual homicide offenders is deficient and personality traits differ between serial and single-victim homicide. Nevertheless, the two have a common denominator; mental disorders, specifically personality disorders. Anti-social, narcissistic, borderline and schizoid. Research was done on a completely…

ISU Proposal For my ISU the novel I have chosen is “Homicide Related” written by Norah Mcclintock. This novel is about a teenage boy named Dooley, Dooley hates school and work who has suffered from depression in the past. Dooley is trying to leave a life of crime, drugs and drinking behind but suddenly a friend from the past shows up which is not good news. Then his world turns upside down when his girlfriend leaves him for another guy, his mother reappears suddenly then…

On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, Little Rock Homicide Detectives were requested to respond to an officer involved shooting at 514 East 8th Street. Upon arrival, I made contact with Sergeant James Lesher and I was advised the elements of the scene. Sergeant Lesher stated that Officers were dispatched to a call of a disturbance that was at the residence of 514 E. 8th Street. Sergeant Lesher advised that he received information from patrol supervisors on scene that while Officer Dennis Hutchins and…

Robyn Cooper - Introduction to Sociology - November 8, 2015 Gun Control and Homicides Harvard Professor Lisa Hepburn stated, “Where there are more guns there is more homicide” (Hepburn). Gun control has become a hot topic in today’s society but so has the crime rate. With guns being so easily obtainable whether legally or illegally, crimes will always exist. But, with the set of some regulations one would believe that citizens would act accordingly and keep crime away but everyone…

Homicide in Sunrise, Florida Thirty-one year old Maria Nemeth was living with her 24 year old boyfriend, Fidel Lopez. On Sunday, September 20th, 2015 at 4:02 p.m. Maria Nemeth, was pronounced dead by Sunrise Fire Rescue (Roustan, 2015). It was her boyfriend Lopez, who called the police, telling operators “his girlfriend (Maria Nemeth) was having trouble breathing and was going to die” (Roustan, 2015, p. 1). Later in police questioning, Lopez recounts the gruesome events of the night before.…

Case Study Type of Homicide The following is a case study of Simon Gittany and the intended murder of Lisa Harnum. First it must be understood that murder is a reckless act with intent to kill or grievously injure another (NSW Criminal Code Act 1900). It is known that Ms Harnum was the fiancée of Gittany (R v Gittany, 2013) and, as mentioned by Carcach & James (1998), this is an example of Intimate partner homicide, a murder between two people in an intimate relationship. On the 30th of July,…

processing the scene. An arsenic scene will be unveiled and details will be discussed as if the reports were recorded from a forensic technician. This case also includes homicide. The charges that are suspected will suggest how it should be processed and what resources used that influenced the conclusion. This case is a homicide/arson. It includes a family of four; mother, father, and two sons. Unbeknownst to the children, the father was clearly upset for not having the children in custody.…

an event known as The Harrowing Home Homicide. Charlie Valentine, a very brave and charismatic person, was a freshman in High School. He was taking an advanced writing course where he was give the task of talking to an elder of the community about an event that had transpired in their lifetime. When Charlie heard this, he immediately knew he must find Mr. Henry Camden to interview him about the events that transpired on the night of The Harrowing Home Homicide. When Charlie got home, he…

Although there is no preface, the purpose of Judith Flander’s The Invention of Murder is to present the various types of homicide during the Victorian era and discuss how murder has been perceived by people in general. Besides The Invention of Murder, Flanders has written various books that address the customs and leisurely activities during the Victorian era, such as Consuming Passions and Inside the Victorian Home, and therefore possesses extensive knowledge on Victorian life (“Biography”).…