Definitions
Causing of death of another person without legal justification or excuse
Criminal homicide
True or False: Most murders are intraracial (whites kill whites, blacks kill blacks)
True
A particular system for classifying personality, motivations, or other behavioral patterns
Typology
The physical, psychological, and sexual violence perpetrated by individuals in a present/past relationship
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Percentage of arrests for aggravated assaults involving family members
20%
Unlawful killing of one human being by another with malice aforthought
Murder or nonnegligent manslaughter
True or false: Approximately one-third of murder victims and almost half of the offenders are over the age of 25
False. Approximately one-third of murder victims and almost half of the offenders are UNDER the age of 25.
A form of reactive aggression, occurs in response to anger-inducing conditions
General altercation homicide
True or false: women are more likely to seek treatment for a serious injury from an intimate partner than men
True
Survey that focused on the incidence and prevalence of children's exposure to violence
National Survey of Children Exposed to Violence
killing another as a result of recklessness or culpable negligence
Negligent manslaughter
Children raised in poverty are at higher risk for violence because...
Because of lack of resources, social support, and opportunity.
Homicides that occur in the process of committing a serious crime and are motivated by instrumental aggression
Felony murders
Ethnicity with a high incidence of IPV
Hispanics
Chronic failure of a parent to provide a child with basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter
Child neglect
The intentional inflicting of bodily injury on another person, or the attempt to inflict injury
Assault
Percentage of firearms used in 2013
69%
Cold-blooded, nonemotional, and premeditated aggression for the purpose of personal gain; robbery or bullying
Proactive violence
Characteristics of IPV perpetrators
Controlling, threatened by outside influences, highly selfish, and blames their partner for the abuse
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Intent to inflict serious bodily injury; often accompanied by the use of a deadly weapon
Aggravated assault
Most used firearm in 2013
Capacity to control and alter one's behavior and emotions
Self-regulation
Percentage of women killed by their partner
32%
Leading killer of abused children
Shaken baby syndrome (50%)