SOC 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Murder, Mental Health Professional, Karla Homolka
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2/14/17 (7) violent crime - violence and society (pt. Issue of consent: 1992: no means no" legislation. First degree murder: requires that the action be planned and deliberate. Second degree murder: involves malice but no premeditation. Manslaughter: the killing of another person through gross negligence. 1984-2015: the homicide rate has gone done, the attempted murder rate has gone down, risen, and then gone down again. 480 homicides reported, 25 fewer than the previous year. Provinces high/low: manitoba (3. 43), alberta (2. 52), saskatchewan (2. 13), quebec (0. 86), nova scotia (0. 64), newfoundland and labrador (0. 38). 2/14/17: thunder bay (9. 04), winnipeg (3. 29), edmonton (3. 01), regina (2. 09), hamilton (1. 21), trois-rivieres (1. 94), victoria (1. 11), windsor (0. 91), sudbury (0. 61), quebec. City (0. 50), kingston (0. 00): others of interest: vancouver (1. 86), toronto (1. 38), gatineau (1. 23), ottawa (0. 71). The huge difference between gatineau and ottawa is mainly due to socioeconomic status.