Deck 15: B: Homicidal Offenders

Question 1

List four of the six key differences that were identified by Hickey (2006)between female and male serial murderers.

Answer 1

-Males tend to have a prior criminal record,whereas females do not.
-Females are more likely than males to have an accomplice.
-Males are more likely to use a firearm or strangle their victims,whereas females are more likely to use poison.
-Males are more likely to kill for sexual gratification or control,whereas females are more likely to murder for money.
-Males are more likely to kill strangers,whereas females are more likely to kill family members.
-Males are more geographically mobile,whereas females tend to be more place-specific.

Question 2

Differentiate between filicide,familicide,femicide,and mariticide.

Answer 2

-Filicide refers to the killing of children by their biological or stepparents.
-Familicide refers to the killing of a spouse and children.
-Femicide is a general term referring to the killing of women.
-Mariticide refers to the killing of a husband by his wife.

Question 3

Holmes and Holmes (1998)proposed a four-fold classification system of serial murderers,with one being a hedonistic serial murderer.What motivates a hedonistic serial murderer? List the three subtypes of the hedonistic serial murderer and distinguish between them.

Answer 3

-Hedonistic serial murderers are characterized by self-gratification.         
-The lust serial murderer: motivated by sexual gratification and becomes stimulated by the process of killing
-The thrill murderer: motivated by the excitement associated with seeing their victim experience terror or pain
-The comfort serial murderer: motivated by material or financial gain

Question 4

Describe the General Aggression Model (GAM),including the inputs,the internal states they influence,and behavioural outcomes.

Question 5

Distinguish between a reactive and an instrumental homicide.

Question 6

Holmes and Holmes (1998)proposed a four-fold classification system of serial murderers.Describe the four major types of serial murderers and their motivations.

Question 7

Identify the three categories of juvenile homicide offenders outlined by Cornell,Benedek,and Benedek (1987)and describe the circumstances of their offending.Which type is the most common among youth killers?

Question 8

Distinguish between serial,mass,and spree murderers.Discuss the key elements that distinguish these types of multiple murderers from one another.

Question 9

What are the four main types of homicide recognized by Canadian criminal law? Discuss the features of each including the definitions and penalties.

Question 10

Identify the two types of familicide murderers described by Wilson,Daly,and Daniele (1995),and discuss the features of both.