PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Homicide, Sampling Bias, Dennis Rader

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Violent offenders serial homicide: a psychological pro le. Violence: aggression that has extreme harm as its goal (e. g. , death) . Not consistent in how its de ned, especially in literature. Overlap between violence and aggression, but there are key distinguishing features. Aggression: immediate and acknowledged harm towards target. Violence: aggression at the extreme end of the spectrum (such as death: two types of violence: Consensus on conceptualizing violence and aggression on a continuum. 1/8 criminal incidents in canada are violent. Rates of violent victimization similar for males and females. Violent recidivism less frequent (most likely due to sentencing) Males more likely victims of non-sexual violence, where as females are more likely to be victims of sexual violence. Violent crimes often committed by someone the victim knows. Young adults are at more risk for being victims of violence, because they engage in riskier activities, scenes, social settings, etc