Deck 20: Domestic Homicide

Question 1

Domestic homicide is more than twice as likely to involve the killing of a female victim.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What percentage of domestic homicide victims had tried to leave their relationship within the past year?
a. 60
b. 70
c. 75
d. 80

Answer 2

75

Question 3

Women are at particular high risk of domestic violence after separation from the aggressor.
a. 2 months
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years

Answer 3

2 months

Question 4

The motive of an intimate homicide is almost always anger/revenge or profit.

Question 5

What is considered the largest single trigger for male violence?
a. A women's threat or attempt to leave her partner
b. Change of circumstance
c. Drug or alcohol use
d. None of the above

Question 6

According to research conducted by the Correctional Service of Canada, who is most likely to kill a child before their first birthday?
a. Their mother
b. Their father
c. They are at an equal risk from their mother and father
d. A stranger

Question 7

Restricting the victim's movements, even to the point of imprisonment, refers to what type of emotional abuse?
a. Degradation
b. Mis-socialization
c. Close confinement
d. Terrorization

Question 8

In the United States, more than women are murdered by an intimate partner every day.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15

Question 9

Which of the following is a motive for killing the elderly?
a. Killing for profit
b. Killing to be rid of a burden
c. Killing in the commission of a sexual assault
d. All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is a requirement of intimate homicide?
a. The victim and the offender must live together
b. The victim and the offender must be involved in a deep personal relationship at the time of crime commission
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding domestic violence?
a. It rarely occurs in association with drug and alcohol use
b. It is often the result of cumulated rage
c. It is often the result of simulated rage
d. All of the above

Question 12

Which type of intimate personal violence refers to relationships in which both of the spouses are violent and controlling?
a. Intimate terrorism
b. Situational couples violence
c. Mutual violent control
d. Violent resistance

Question 13

Which of the following is not a risk factor that increases one's risk of domestic homicide?
a. Fear
b. Change in circumstance
c. Threats to kill
d. Pregnancy

Question 14

Criticizing, punishing, or judging the victim, refusing to help them, and routinely discounting their opinion is an example of what type of emotional abuse?
a. Degradation
b. Terrorization
c. Exploitation
d. Rejection

Question 15

Which type of intimate personal violence is almost entirely a women's type of violence?
a. Intimate terrorism
b. Situational couples violence
c. Mutual violent control
d. Violent resistance

Question 16

The term domestic violence encompasses which of the following?
a. Family members
b. Household members
c. Intimates
d. All of the above

Question 17

What is the most common reason for failing to report elder abuse?
a. The belief that the mistreatment is normal
b. The belief that the law can do nothing to help
c. The physical isolation that provides no opportunities to ask for help
d. The abusers are members of the victims' families

Question 18

Domestic crimes of rage do not evidence intent.

Question 19

Homicide is considered the leading cause of death for pregnant women.

Question 20

Women past their child-bearing years are at greatest risk for domestic violence.

Question 21

Case Study
vi. ?Threats to kill
vii. Alcohol/Drug problems
viii. Protection orders
ix. Acute perceptions of betrayal
x. Child custody disputes
xi. Mental illness of perpetrator
xii. Hostage taking
xiii. Children are hers not his
xiv. Change in circumstances
xv. Her fear
Criminal profilers must recognize, investigate, examine, understand, and explain these factors in the preparation of any victimology. The existence of any one or a combination of more of them is enough to raise the risk for being the victim of a domestic homicide to medium or high levels. Sources of information that can have a direct bearing on these factors include medical records, court records, mental health records, phone records, e-mail records, prescriptions on hand, personal toxicology, and personal diaries. Failure to gather this kind of information leaves the analyst in the dark with respect to the risks and exposures of a particular victim. In domestic homicides, the factors are also necessary to establish the context of the crime.
Review the following case as described in CBCNews and answer the questions below.
A Delburne, Alta., man who was the subject of a restraining order has been charged in the death of his estranged wife, who was found in her home east of Red Deer.
Brian Clarence Volker, 48, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, the RCMP said.
Deborah Volker, 44, was found dead in her house on Monday after a concerned family member called police.
"We haven't released a cause of death," RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb said Tuesday. "With this individual charged and going to court now, so much of these details that we have are going to be held back just so we can get a conviction in court."
The couple had a history of domestic disputes, and Brian Volker had an emergency protection order against him, Webb said.
Volker had been charged with sexual assault with a firearm, forcible confinement and pointing a firearm after an alleged incident involving his wife on Jan. 9, Webb said. A justice of the peace had released Volker on conditions on Jan. 16, Webb said.
The couple had three children but they were not home at the time of the homicide, he said. Reference: 2009, February 24). Delburne man charged with murder in domestic homicide.
CBCNews Canada. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy-" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy- volker-delbourne-domestic-homicide.html)
If Deborah Volker were pregnant, would this factor have increased her risk of becoming a domestic homicide victim? Explain.

Question 22

List the 4 categories of intimate personal violence IPV) and provide a brief explanation of each.

Question 23

Domestic violence regularly results in the death of more than one person at the hands of the offender.

Question 24

Case Study
vi. ?Threats to kill
vii. Alcohol/Drug problems
viii. Protection orders
ix. Acute perceptions of betrayal
x. Child custody disputes
xi. Mental illness of perpetrator
xii. Hostage taking
xiii. Children are hers not his
xiv. Change in circumstances
xv. Her fear
Criminal profilers must recognize, investigate, examine, understand, and explain these factors in the preparation of any victimology. The existence of any one or a combination of more of them is enough to raise the risk for being the victim of a domestic homicide to medium or high levels. Sources of information that can have a direct bearing on these factors include medical records, court records, mental health records, phone records, e-mail records, prescriptions on hand, personal toxicology, and personal diaries. Failure to gather this kind of information leaves the analyst in the dark with respect to the risks and exposures of a particular victim. In domestic homicides, the factors are also necessary to establish the context of the crime.
Review the following case as described in CBCNews and answer the questions below.
A Delburne, Alta., man who was the subject of a restraining order has been charged in the death of his estranged wife, who was found in her home east of Red Deer.
Brian Clarence Volker, 48, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, the RCMP said.
Deborah Volker, 44, was found dead in her house on Monday after a concerned family member called police.
"We haven't released a cause of death," RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb said Tuesday. "With this individual charged and going to court now, so much of these details that we have are going to be held back just so we can get a conviction in court."
The couple had a history of domestic disputes, and Brian Volker had an emergency protection order against him, Webb said.
Volker had been charged with sexual assault with a firearm, forcible confinement and pointing a firearm after an alleged incident involving his wife on Jan. 9, Webb said. A justice of the peace had released Volker on conditions on Jan. 16, Webb said.
The couple had three children but they were not home at the time of the homicide, he said. Reference: 2009, February 24). Delburne man charged with murder in domestic homicide.
CBCNews Canada. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy-" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy- volker-delbourne-domestic-homicide.html)
What sub-type of domestic homicide is this case an example of? Explain.

Question 25

Case Study
vi. ?Threats to kill
vii. Alcohol/Drug problems
viii. Protection orders
ix. Acute perceptions of betrayal
x. Child custody disputes
xi. Mental illness of perpetrator
xii. Hostage taking
xiii. Children are hers not his
xiv. Change in circumstances
xv. Her fear
Criminal profilers must recognize, investigate, examine, understand, and explain these factors in the preparation of any victimology. The existence of any one or a combination of more of them is enough to raise the risk for being the victim of a domestic homicide to medium or high levels. Sources of information that can have a direct bearing on these factors include medical records, court records, mental health records, phone records, e-mail records, prescriptions on hand, personal toxicology, and personal diaries. Failure to gather this kind of information leaves the analyst in the dark with respect to the risks and exposures of a particular victim. In domestic homicides, the factors are also necessary to establish the context of the crime.
Review the following case as described in CBCNews and answer the questions below.
A Delburne, Alta., man who was the subject of a restraining order has been charged in the death of his estranged wife, who was found in her home east of Red Deer.
Brian Clarence Volker, 48, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, the RCMP said.
Deborah Volker, 44, was found dead in her house on Monday after a concerned family member called police.
"We haven't released a cause of death," RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb said Tuesday. "With this individual charged and going to court now, so much of these details that we have are going to be held back just so we can get a conviction in court."
The couple had a history of domestic disputes, and Brian Volker had an emergency protection order against him, Webb said.
Volker had been charged with sexual assault with a firearm, forcible confinement and pointing a firearm after an alleged incident involving his wife on Jan. 9, Webb said. A justice of the peace had released Volker on conditions on Jan. 16, Webb said.
The couple had three children but they were not home at the time of the homicide, he said. Reference: 2009, February 24). Delburne man charged with murder in domestic homicide.
CBCNews Canada. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy-" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/24/cgy- volker-delbourne-domestic-homicide.html)
What high-risk factors were present in this case that increased Deborah Volker's risk of domestic homicide?

Question 26

Intimate terrorism refers to relationships in which both of the spouses are violent and controlling.

Question 27

An honor killing is the murder of an individual at the direction of, or on behalf of, their family.

Question 28

List 3 high-risk factors that increase one's risk of domestic homicide. Explain why knowledge of these factors is important when creating a criminal profile.

Question 29

The victim of an honor killing is almost always a woman or a girl.

Question 30

Define domestic homicide. Explain the difference between domestic homicide and intimate homicide.

Question 31

Many domestic abuse and neglect deaths fail to be counted as domestic homicides.