PSY344H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Domestic Violence, Childbirth, Postpartum Psychosis
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Four types of homicidal violence in canada: 1. First-degree murder: all murder that is planned and deliberate, murder of law enforcement officer or correctional staff members, murder during the commission of another violent offence, 2. Second-degree murder: all murder that is not considered first-degree murder, 3. Manslaughter: unintentional murder that occurs in the heat of passion or because of criminal negligence, example: drunk drivers, 4. Infanticide the killing of a baby by its mother. Some kinds of killings are exempt from penalties: killing during war time, killing in self-defence. Homicide is a rare offence in canada. Reactive (affective) aggression: impulsive, unplanned, immediate, driven by negative emotions, occurs after being provoked, occurs more often among relatives. Instrumental (predatory) aggression: calculated, motivated by a goal (money, power, occurs more among strangers. Filicide: when parents kill: killing of children by their biological parents or step parents. Fathers who kill: familicide, when a spouse and children are killed, not always committed by a man.
