SOCI 3810 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Malice Aforethought, Social Disorganization Theory, Carnal Knowledge
10 Feb 2018
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Violent & property crime: violent crime, homocide > killing of one human by another. Justi able/ excusable : (1) self defense, (2) accidental homocide, (3) execution of the death penalty. Criminal : (1) murder > unlawful killing of human with malice aforethought (intention to kill or harm remediation & deliberation) (included in ucr data) (a) frist degree. Felony murder : killing that accompanies a felony (ex. killing bank clerk during robbery) (b) second degree. Harm has to be deliberate but not premeditated (no plan to kill) (2) manslaughter > homocide without malice aforethought (not planned, not intentional) (a) non negligent/voluntary (included in ucr data) Provoked to act (b) negligent/involuntary (not included in ucr data) 2014: rate is 4. 5 murders per 100,000: assault > an attack on another person that is made with apparent ability to con ict injury and that is intended to frighten or cause physical harm.
