SOC 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate, Mens Rea, Homicide
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The fbi defines murder as the willful (non-negligent) killings of one human being by another variation on mens rea: voluntary manslaughter (2nd degree murder) Intentional killing without premeditation and deliberation: involuntary manslaughter. An unintentional killing resulting from a reckless act in which the offender consciously disregarded the risk of their actions to the lives of others, as with drunk driving (i. e. commission: negligent manslaughter. Causing a death through negligent act that carries a substantial risl of death to others (i. e. omission) The us murder rate in 2011 was 4. 7 per 100,000- almost half the 1980 rate of. 10. 2: drop in crack marker, gun control, speedier emergency response, improved economy . The vast majority of murders are committed by males (89. 3%) Offender race: black (51. 6%), white (44. 5%- includes hispanics), other races (3. 5%: this is the dominant contributing factor to death row disparity.
