LAWS5004 Study Guide - Final Guide: Artificial Ventilation, Breaking The Chain, Pneumonia
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Patterns of homicide: national homicide monitoring program (nhmp) - overall homicide rate for australia in 2006-07 was. Family members, friends and lovers were the primary victims. Many other victims had what could be called a domestic, if not familial, connection with the offender. Spouse homicides were particularly prominent: almost one in four homicides occurred within the marital relationship. Homicide patterns reflect cultural norms: cultural guidelines for behavior help shape the behavior of persons who employ violent means to achieve some personally defined goal. Homicide offenders exhibit a wide range of moral culpability: homicidearises out of a process of interaction between victim and offender. Persons accused of homicide exhibit a wide range of moral culpability sometimes depending on the contribution of the victim to the crime. Relationship between victim and offender (cid:862)fe(cid:373)ales (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:373)ost likel(cid:455) tokill a(cid:374)d (cid:271)e killed (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the fa(cid:373)il(cid:455). O(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:396)a(cid:396)el(cid:455) (cid:449)e(cid:396)e the(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed i(cid:374) othe(cid:396) t(cid:455)pes of homicide.
