CRM 601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Culpable Homicide, Homicide, Felony Murder Rule
12 Feb 2020
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Chapter 4- assault and murder: a continuum of violence. Watch the documentary the mean world syndrome: media violence & the. Cultivation of fear (it"s going to be on the midterm test)- you can find this documentary on kanopy (log in using your ryerson email account) https://ryerson. kanopy. com/video/mean-world-syndrome https://www. mediaed. org/transcripts/mean-world-syndrome-transcript. pdf. Assault covers a wide range of actions: ranging from a simple threat of harm to a near- fatal attack. Aggravated assault- an attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether or not an injury occurred and attack without a weapon when serious injury results. Canada they do not: there are three types of canadian definitions of murder, justifiable- defense of life or property, excusable- accidental (but not due to recklessness, criminal- murder and manslaughter. First degree murder- a culpable homicide that is planned and deliberate- both aspects must be demonstrated in order for the homicide to be considered first-degree murder.
