CRJS 2009 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: D.C. Sniper Attacks, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Antireligion
12 Oct 2017
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Chapter 4 assault and murder: a continuum of violence. Assault = wide range of actions from simple threat of harm to a near-fatal attack. Murder = specific legal category of criminal homicide. Homicide = general term for killing of another individual: three types = excusable, justifiable, and murder. Justifiable homicides = killings judged to be legally acceptable because they occurred in defense of life or property. Excusable homicides = accidental or unintentional killings that did not occur because of negligence or recklessness. Differences between first-degree, second-degree and manslaughter depend on how the offence is interpreted and they are truly just subjective evaluations. Based on state of mind and intentions of the person but it is hard to know what is in so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d it can only be guessed or inferred from actions/words. Assaults make up majority of nonlethal violent crime victimizations. Males usually have much higher rates of assault compared to females.
