Deck 12: Special Victim Populations

Question 1

The age of the surviving spouse also plays a critical role in the grief process in homicide cases.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

About 78 out of 100 victims of murder are males.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Spousal homicide involves the killing of one's

A)legally married partner.
B)domestic partner.
C)unmarried partner.
D)All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Blood alcohol level is a legal and medical term that is expressed in milligrams of alcohol per milliliter of blood.

Question 5

Generally a murder victim is more likely to be black than white.

Question 6

One type of homicide that is most difficult to understand is parricide,which is the killing of one's children.

Question 7

Marvin Wolfgang found that most homicides he studied in Philadelphia involved situations in which the victim was the first to use force during the acts leading to the homicide.

Question 8

Survivors of homicide victims include only those individuals who are members of the immediate family.

Question 9

The FBI defines murder as the willful (nonnegligent)killing of one human being by another.

Question 10

Spousal homicide involves the killing of one's partner whether or not legally married.

Question 11

A serial murderer is one who kills several persons over a period of time that can range from weeks to years.

Question 12

For murders in which the offender's gender was known

A)about 40 percent of the offenders were women.
B)about 60 percent of the offenders were women.
C)about 60 percent of the offenders were male.
D)over 90 percent of the offenders were male.

Question 13

Victimologists study homicide because of the severe impact it has on the survivors.

Question 14

Spree killers are those who kill several people at one time in the same location.

Question 15

A serial killer kills several persons at two or more locations with very little if any time break between the killings.

Question 16

Homicide is of interest to researchers not only because of its severity but also because many professionals believe it is a fairly accurate indicator of violent crime in general.

Question 17

A serial killer who kills in response to commands from a voice or vision is called

A)hedonistic type.
B)mission-oriented type.
C)visionary type.
D)control-oriented type.

Question 18

The FBI definition includes deaths caused by negligence,suicide,or accident,and justifiable homicide or attempted homicide.

Question 19

The spousal homicide definition requires that the parties be cohabitating at the time of the killing.

Question 20

A murderer who kills several people at one time in the same location is called a

A)serial murderer.
B)mass murderer.
C)spree killer.
D)parricide killer.

Question 21

What is a hedonistic-type serial killer?

Question 22

What are the effects of homicide experienced by survivors in a criminal homicide?

Question 23

The killing of one's parent is called

A)spousal homicide.
B)parricide.
C)manslaughter.
D)nonnegligent homicide.

Question 24

Among murder offenders for whom race was known,about 54 percent were ___.

Question 25

____ serial killers often travel to different locations seeking victims to kill.

Question 26

One of the best-known and notorious serial murderers in the 1800s was ____.

Question 27

Explain the difference between mass murderers and serial killers.

Question 28

In the United States homicide is the ______ leading cause of death for infants.

Question 29

_____ homicide involves the killing of one's significant partner.

Question 30

Sue and Tom were married,and later got a divorce.Later Sue moved in with Tom as his partner.What are the issues involved in classifying the homicide when Tom killed Sue as a spousal or significant partner homicide? Is there a rational reason to classify the two types of homicides as different?

Question 31

The willful (nonnegligent)unlawful killing of one human being by another is ______.

Question 32

What were Wolfgang's key findings in his study of homicides?

Question 33

Children who witness a homicide may suffer posttraumatic ___ disorder.

Question 34

The killing of one's parents is ____.

Question 35

What are the general circumstances surrounding the crime of parricide?

Question 36

Serial killers who believe their mission or goal in life is to rid society of certain types of people are ____ types.

Question 37

Joe owned a small bar in San Francisco.A robber came into the bar.The robber demanded that Joe open the cash register and hand him the cash.At the time,the robber had his hands in his coat pocket as if he was holding a gun.Instead of following the demands of the robber,Joe pulled a small pistol from under the counter and shot at the robber.He missed.The robber then killed Joe.The robber had previously robbed at least five other bars with no injuries involved.Would Wolfgang consider this homicide a victim participated homicide? Justify your answer.

Question 38

Survivors of homicide often report that there is an impact on their ability to ___at their job or work.