Criminology - Chapter 10 Main Ideas

Difference between instrumental and expressive violence

-Expressive violence: acts that vent rage, anger, or frustration
-Instrumental violence: acts designed to improve the financial or social position of the criminal

Explanations for violent crime

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Different types of homicide

1. Murder
2. Manslaughter
3. Excusable homicide
4. Justifiable homicide
5. Deliberate indifference murder

How types of homicide differ

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Degrees of murder

1. First degree
2. Second degree
3. Felony murder

Correlates to homicide

1. South
2. Urban, youth males
3. Weekends
4. Alcohol and guns
5. Most committed by aquaintances

Patterns in criminal homicide

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Serial murderers

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

Mass murderers

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

Differences between serial and mass murderers

1. Police detection
2. Reaction
3. Way of killing

Four types of serial killers

1. Thrill killers
2. Mission killers
3. Expedience killers

Three types of mobility patterns we see in serial killers

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Four types of mass murders

1. Revenge killers
2. Love killers
3. Profit killers
4. Terrorist killers

Different types of robbery

1. Professional
2. Opportunist
3. Addict
4. Alcoholic

Different explanations for robbery

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What is assault and battery?

-Assault: requires no actual touching but involves either attempted batter or intentionally frightening the victim by word or deed
-Battery: requires offensive touching, such as slapping, hitting, or punching a victim

What is rape?

The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will

Problems with rape definitions

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Relationship between rape and the law

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Types of rape

1. Date rape
2. Marital rape
3. Statutory rape
4. Aggravated rape

Correlates of rape

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Explanations to explain rape

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Different types of family violence

1. Child abuse
2. Neglect
3. Child sexual abuse
4. Parental abuse
5. Spousal abuse

Explanations of family violence

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What do we know about workplace violence, hate crimes, militias, and stalking?

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Different types of hate crimes

1. Thrill-seeking hate crimes
2. Reactive (defense) hate crimes
3. Mission hate crimes
4. Retaliatory hate crimes

What is terrorism?

People who systematically murder and destroy or threaten violence to terrorize individuals, groups, communities, or governments into acceding to the terrorists' political demands

History of terrorism

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Types of terrorism

1. Revolutionary terrorists
2. Political terrorists
3. Nationalist terrorists
4. Cause-based terrorists
5. Environmental terrorists
6. State-sponsored terrorists
7. Criminal terrorists

What is our response to terrorism?

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Corporate violence

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

Government violence

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Professional Violence

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