Question 1

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began using the term active shooter to refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  a person who was actively engaged in killing or trying to kill people in a public area 
B)  mass killers who had killed at least two people in one location 
C)  a person who was actively trying to kill a group of people with a gun 
D)  a person who had killed three or more people with a gun 
A)  a person who was actively engaged in killing or trying to kill people in a public area 
B)  mass killers who had killed at least two people in one location 
C)  a person who was actively trying to kill a group of people with a gun 
D)  a person who had killed three or more people with a gun A

Question 2

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and other "family members" who were followers of Charles Manson are categorized best as which type of mass killers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Set-and-run killers 
C)  Disciple Killers 
D)  Psuedocommandos 
A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Set-and-run killers 
C)  Disciple Killers 
D)  Psuedocommandos C

Question 3

Which of the following best fits with Fox and Levin's category of a loyalty motivated mass murderer?

Accepted Answer

A)  A man who kills his wife because she has cheated on him. 
B)  A school shooter who believes fellow students have not been loyal to him. 
C)  The family annihilator who kills his children to save them from the evils of the world. 
D)  A psychotic killer who kills for God. 
A)  A man who kills his wife because she has cheated on him. 
B)  A school shooter who believes fellow students have not been loyal to him. 
C)  The family annihilator who kills his children to save them from the evils of the world. 
D)  A psychotic killer who kills for God. C

Question 4

A mass murderer like Timothy McVeigh who uses bombs or poisoning to kill his victims to allow his own escape would be categorized was which type of mass murderer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Set-and-run killers 
C)  Disciple Killers 
D)  Military Annihilators 
A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Set-and-run killers 
C)  Disciple Killers 
D)  Military Annihilators

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Mother Jones database?

Accepted Answer

A)  Includes only incidents involving guns 
B)  Includes public rampages 
C)  Includes gang killings 
D)  Indicates that there has been an increase in mass and spree murders since 2010 
A)  Includes only incidents involving guns 
B)  Includes public rampages 
C)  Includes gang killings 
D)  Indicates that there has been an increase in mass and spree murders since 2010

Question 6

The murder of three or more individuals at one time and in one place is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Serial murder 
B)  Spree murder 
C)  Mass murder 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Serial murder 
B)  Spree murder 
C)  Mass murder 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Hastings Arthur Wise is an atypical mass murderer in that he

Accepted Answer

A)  Was executed 
B)  Was middle aged 
C)  Killed former instead of current co-workers 
D)  Was African American 
A)  Was executed 
B)  Was middle aged 
C)  Killed former instead of current co-workers 
D)  Was African American

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about the AP/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database?

Accepted Answer

A)  uses the FBI definition of a mass killing 
B)  about half the cases in the USA Today database are familicide cases 
C)  many criminologists find this data source more accurate than the Mother Jones data source 
D)  Indicates that there has been an increase in mass and spree murders each year since 2010 
A)  uses the FBI definition of a mass killing 
B)  about half the cases in the USA Today database are familicide cases 
C)  many criminologists find this data source more accurate than the Mother Jones data source 
D)  Indicates that there has been an increase in mass and spree murders each year since 2010

Question 9

These killers are like serial killers in that they kill in more than one place except that between killings they do not return to their regular daily life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spree Killers 
B)  Mass murderers 
C)  Set and run killers 
D)  Binge killers 
A)  Spree Killers 
B)  Mass murderers 
C)  Set and run killers 
D)  Binge killers

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the mass murderer categorizations introduced by Dietz?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Family annihilators 
C)  Psuedocommandos 
D)  Set-and-run killers 
A)  Mad bombers 
B)  Family annihilators 
C)  Psuedocommandos 
D)  Set-and-run killers

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began using the term active shooter to refer to

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and other "family members" who were followers of Charles Manson are categorized best as which type of mass killers?

Which of the following best fits with Fox and Levin's category of a loyalty motivated mass murderer?

A mass murderer like Timothy McVeigh who uses bombs or poisoning to kill his victims to allow his own escape would be categorized was which type of mass murderer?

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Mother Jones database?

The murder of three or more individuals at one time and in one place is a

Hastings Arthur Wise is an atypical mass murderer in that he

Which of the following is not true about the AP/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database?

These killers are like serial killers in that they kill in more than one place except that between killings they do not return to their regular daily life.

Which of the following is not one of the mass murderer categorizations introduced by Dietz?

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Explanations for Homicide

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Infanticide and Child Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

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Exam 7: Mass and Spree Murder

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began using the term active shooter to refer to

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and other "family members" who were followers of Charles Manson are categorized best as which type of mass killers?

Which of the following best fits with Fox and Levin's category of a loyalty motivated mass murderer?

A mass murderer like Timothy McVeigh who uses bombs or poisoning to kill his victims to allow his own escape would be categorized was which type of mass murderer?

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Mother Jones database?

The murder of three or more individuals at one time and in one place is a

Hastings Arthur Wise is an atypical mass murderer in that he

Which of the following is not true about the AP/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database?

These killers are like serial killers in that they kill in more than one place except that between killings they do not return to their regular daily life.

Which of the following is not one of the mass murderer categorizations introduced by Dietz?

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Explanations for Homicide

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Infanticide and Child Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

Filters