Exam 10: Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

The South has the nation's lowest homicide rate.

Firearms are rarely used in homicides.

Killings committed out of intense emotion,such as anger or fear,are called _____ manslaughter.

Someone who has been unlawfully attacked and suffered severe or aggravated bodily injury is a victim of _____ assault.

Which of the following commit robberies when they are drunk and trying to get money to buy more alcohol?

In which country was a legislator,nicknamed the "chain saw congressman," elected to Congress even though he was suspected of arranging for a political foe to be murdered with a chain saw?

Unsafe products,and dangerous workplaces,which kill and harm many thousands of people each year,are forms of corporate violence.

The UCR defines _____ as an attack "where no weapon is used and which do not result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim."

Murder victims are _____ as likely to be killed by someone they know than by a stranger.

Do you think any particular television shows may contribute to violence in the US? Which ones? Why?

Although many studies suggest that violent _____ contribute to real-life violence,the actual effect of media violence remains unclear.

Some scholars think that this fact arises from a _____ in which disputes that might fade away in other regions become deadly in the South.

Explain the link between robbery and the adoption of innovation in Merton's anomie theory.

The UCR defines _____ as "an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury."

What are some of the explanations offered about why crime rates tend to be higher in the South?

Traditionally,involuntary manslaughters are committed with malice aforethought,meaning that the offender planned to kill someone and then did so.

Which of the following constitute most involuntary manslaughter cases?

In the country of _____,a legislator,nicknamed the "chain saw congressman," had been elected to Congress even though he allegedly arranged for a political foe to be murdered with a chain saw.

Of all firearm homicides,_____ are utilized 49% of the time.

Simple assault is "an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury."