Question 1

Confrontational homicides tend to occur in&#10;A) Private residences&#10;B) Public places&#10;C) Prisons&#10;D) There was no indication given in the Chapter as to where they occurred.

Accepted Answer

According to the chapter, confrontational homicides are more likely to occur in public places such as bars, streets, and parking lots.

Question 2

Which of the following is not generally True about confrontational homicide?&#10;A) The victim is most often male.&#10;B) The altercations quickly evolve into violence and end in death.&#10;C) The participants are often intoxicated.&#10;D) Feuds that lead to the homicide evolve over years until the participants react

Accepted Answer

Confrontational homicides typically involve situations that escalate quickly into violence, often fueled by immediate circumstances such as arguments or confrontations, rather than long-term feuds evolving over years.

Question 3

Wolfgang introduced this term to describe homicide incidents in which the victim was the first to employ physical force in an altercation that ended in his or her death.&#10;A) Victim-precipitated homicide&#10;B) Confrontational homicide&#10;C) Offender-bated homicide&#10;D) Subcultural homicide

Accepted Answer

Victim-precipitated homicide refers to cases in which the victim initiated the confrontation or used physical force, leading to their own homicide. Wolfgang introduced this term as a way to challenge the notion that all homicide victims were completely innocent and blameless.

Question 4

Luckenbill argued that homicide is often the result of a seemingly inconsequential incident that turn into what he called:&#10;A) Confrontational homicides&#10;B) Character contests&#10;C) Honor challenges&#10;D) Duels

Accepted Answer

Luckenbill argued that homicide often stems from what he termed "character contests," where an initially trivial incident escalates into a serious confrontation, challenging the individuals' identities or reputations, leading potentially to lethal outcomes.

Question 5

This theory takes into account that individuals make decisions that may put them at great risk for victimization&#10;A) Lifestyle-Exposure Theory&#10;B) Victim-Predicated Homicide&#10;C) Situate Homicide Theory&#10;D) Differential Victim Theory

Accepted Answer

Lifestyle-Exposure Theory explains that an individual's lifestyle choices and behaviors may increase their risk of victimization. For example, if someone frequently goes out late at night in high-crime areas, they are more likely to be a victim of crime compared to someone who does not engage in those behaviors.

Question 6

According to Felson's interviews with 500 individuals about disputes in which they had taken part,&#10;A) If third parties prompted conflicts, they tended to be more severe.&#10;B) Confrontations were more severe if a woman were the victim.&#10;C) Third parties had no affect on the confrontations.&#10;D) Third parties only decreased violence as opposed to escalating it.

Accepted Answer

Felson's interviews found that if third parties prompted conflicts, they tended to be more severe.

Question 7

Wolfgang developed this idea to explain the high rates of violence among young lower socio-economic class African Americans who lived in urban areas of Philadelphia.&#10;A) Situated Transactions&#10;B) Victim-predicated homicide&#10;C) Subculture of violence&#10;D) Confrontational homicide

Accepted Answer

Wolfgang's concept of subculture of violence suggests that violence is a normative behavior within certain subcultures, which legitimizes and justifies violent behaviors as a means of gaining respect and protecting oneself. This concept helps to explain the high rates of violence among young lower socio-economic class African Americans living in urban areas of Philadelphia, as they may develop this subculture due to socioeconomic disadvantages and exposure to violence.

Question 8

The Southern Subculture of Violence explains violence by&#10;A) Urban African American youth&#10;B) White southern men&#10;C) Rural Americans&#10;D) Poor southern whites

Accepted Answer

The Southern Subculture of Violence theory primarily focuses on white southern men, suggesting that cultural norms and values in the South contribute to higher rates of violence and aggression among this group.

Question 9

Nisbet and Cohen explain that the culture of honor that developed in the south and not other parts of the U.S. because:&#10;A) The south was settled by Scott Irish herdsmen&#10;B) The south had slavery&#10;C) The south is largely rural and poor&#10;D) The south is subject to much more severe hot weather

Accepted Answer

Nisbet and Cohen attribute the development of the culture of honor in the south to the early settlers who were predominantly Scottish and Irish herdsmen, who brought with them a tradition of clannishness and personal sovereignty. Slavery, rural poverty, and hot weather are not specifically mentioned as factors in the development of this culture.

Question 10

According to Rita Simon's opportunity thesis, we would expect that as women gained opportunities more similar to men,&#10;A) They would commit more homicides overall.&#10;B) They would commit fewer homicides.&#10;C) They would kill their children more often than in the past.&#10;D) They would commit more confrontational homicides.

Accepted Answer

Simon's opportunity thesis suggests that as women gain more opportunities, they become more like men in their behavior, but not necessarily in violent behavior. Therefore, we would expect that women would commit fewer homicides overall as they gain more opportunities.

Deck 4: Confrontational Homicide