PSYC 3570 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Domestic Terrorism, Negligent Homicide, Men With Guns
14 Sep 2016
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Murder: a court rules a killing intentional or unlawful. **all murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murders ** Manslaughter: contributing to a death without intending to do so. Statistics: in the u. s. , the murder rate in the 1950"s was 4/100,000. Domestic violence: the killer is usually a man, wives are the most common victim, battered women who resist are more likely to be killed, cultural traditions have given men enormous latitude for controlling wives and children. Corporal punishment was widely accepted in the past. The inability for women to vote or own property allowed men much more control over women than they have today: women do kill, however it is most often after long-term abuse. Killing of children: most child killings occur at home, with weapons of opportunity (house hold items), the killers are usually the parents, african-american children are at a higher risk. 3 risk factors: lack of parenting skills.
