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

Justifiable homicide refers to the killing of armed and dangerous felons by police or private citizens.

Most involuntary manslaughter cases are the result of _____ fatalities.

The South has the nation's lowest homicide rate.

Which of the following is traditionally committed with malice aforethought,meaning that the offender planned to kill someone and then did so?

The United States has the lowest homicide rate among Western countries.

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

Which of the following is true?

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

Matching:

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

Although,as we have seen,family members commit most elder abuse,such abuse also occurs in _____ and other facilities.

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

Robbery is a prototypical example of innovation in Merton's anomie theory.

The _____ type of robber,robs to acquire money to buy illegal drugs.

Males at the top of the socioeconomic ladder are more likely than less-wealthier males to engage in opposition masculinity involving physical competition,violence,and drinking.

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

Which of the following rob in order to acquire money to buy illegal drugs?