Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Dras, Homicide, Criminal Negligence

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Cad law recognizes 4 different types of homicide: 1) first-degree murder: all murder that is planned/deliberate. Includes murder of law enforcement officer or correctional staff member. Homicide is a relatively rare offence in cad less than 1% of all violent crimes. Cad homicide rates declining since the early 90s; at its lowest rate since the 60s. Attempted homicide also declined since the 90s; at lowest rate since the mid-70s. Newfoundland & labrador = lowest homicide rate in cad, manitoba = highest rate in cad. Metropolitan areas thunder bay = highest rate, winnipeg = 2nd highest rate. Territories report significantly higher homicide rates than provinces. Most solved homicides committed by someone victims knew (83%) acquaintance (37%), family member (34%), other individual. Youth commit relatively few homicides (25/516 in 2014) lowest rate since 1969. Of homicide victims are aboriginal (23%), ab homicide rate 6x higher than non-ab, & 32% of those accused of homicide were ab.

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