Demographic Factors
According to 2010 UCR data, what percent of offenders are male?
90%
Do guns cause violent crimes?
Accessibility to guns cause violent crimes.
How many cases in the U.S. involve a family member killing another family member?
1 in 5
Term meaning, intentional killing of child by parent?
Infanticide
Intimate Partner Violence
77%
Juvenile possession of a gun is a what?
Federal crime
Who are more likely to be the victims of family violence?
Children, women, spouses
Killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours after birth?
Neonaticide
What percentage of women are victims of partner abuse?
85%
What are the ages of victims and offenders?
Young adults
Restricts juveniles from accessing guns
Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement Act of 1974
True or False, 1 in 7 children are maltreated in the U.S.?
True
Killing of a child older than 24 hours?
Filicide
What is the characteristic of an abuser, that has a 49%?
Possessiveness
Are most homicides interracial or intraracial?
Intraracial
What is the second amendment?
right to firearms
Neglect
True or False: Infants aged 12 months or younger have highest homicide victimization rate of any single group in Australia, England, Canada, and U.S.
True
How many types of batterers are there?
3
Why are most homicides committed?
They are committed when arguing or committing a felony
What is the most common weapon used?
Firearms and knives
How many stereotypical abductions happen in a year?
115
True or False: Mental disorders are the cause of infanticide
False
What percentage of women kill their abusers?