CRIM 103 FINAL REVIEW | STUDY GUIDE
Homicide - Answers - The killing of a human being by another human being
Criminal homicide - Answers - A term that encompasses both murders and non
negligent homicides. It's the intentional killing of another human
Murder - Answers - The killing of one human by another human with malice
aforethought, without justification or excuse
Non negligent manslaughter - Answers - The killing of a human without premeditation
but with the intention to kill
First degree murder - Answers - Is a homicide committed with particular vicious,
willfulness, deliberate and premeditated intent.
Second degree murder - Answers - Characterized by the intentional and unlawful killing
of another but without the type of medicine and premeditation required for 1st°. Example
of second-degree murder includes "crime of passion" such as an enraged father who
strangled the drunk driver who killed his son
Assault - Answers - The intentional inflicting of bodily injuries on another person or the
attempt to inflict such injuries.
Aggravated assault - Answers - When the purpose is to inflict serious bodily harm.
Münchausen syndrome - Answers - An unusual form of child abuse in which a parent
(usually the mother) or parents, consistently bring a child for medical attention with
symptoms falsified or directly induced by the parent or parents
Shaken baby syndrome - Answers - A form of child abuse in which an adult shakes a
baby so hard that it causes significant brain damage or death
Infanticide - Answers - Although this term literally means the killing of an infant, it has
become synonymous with the killing of a child by a parent
Hostile attribution bias - Answers - The tendency to perceive hostile intent in others
even when it is totally lacking
Intimate partner violence (IPV) - Answers - Crimes committed against persons by their
current or former spouse boyfriend or a girlfriend
Battered woman syndrome - Answers - A cluster of behavioural and psychological
characteristics believed common to woman who have been abused in relationships
, Learned helplessness - Answers - Also known as reactive depression. A learned
passive and withdrawing response in the face of perceived hopelessness.
Cycle of violence - Answers - The believe that violence is likely to be perpetuated
across generations among individuals who have experienced and witnessed violence in
their families
Post Traumatic stress disorder - Answers - A cluster of behavioural patterns that result
from a psychologically distressing event outside of the usual range of human
experience
Psychological profiling - Answers - Assessing behavioural and psychological
characteristics of a person for the purpose of determining risk of offending, particularly
violent offender. May also be used for positive purposes, assessing characteristics for
suitability for employment or promotions. Psychological profiling consist of two basic
approaches: 1)
Threat assessment is the process of determining the valid to validity and seriousness of
threat being carried out by a person or a group of person.2) risk assessment comes into
play when no direct threat has been made. Primary goal is to estimate the probability
that a particular person will harm self or others
Suspect -based profiling - Answers - Also called prospective profiling. Prediction of
behavioural malintent largely based on base rate data of previous offenders. Refers to
identifying psychological/behavioral features of a person who committed a particular
crime, such as school violence, terrorist activities, etc. It's built on a systematic
collectionof behavioral, personality, cognitive and demographic data of previous
offenders who committed similar crimes. This type of profiling is the susceptible to a
racial/ethnic profiling
Geographical profiling - Answers - A type of profiling that focuses on the location of the
crime and how it relates to the residence and/or base of operations of the offender. A
technique that can help locate where is serial offender resides, or other geographical
locations that serve as a base of operation of a serial offender such as, a bar, place of
work, or significant other's home.
Crime scene profiling - Answers - Development of a rough behavioural or psychological
sketch of an offender based on clues identified at the crime scene. The process of
identifying personality traits, behavioural patterns, geographic habitat, cognitive
tendency and demographic features of the unknown offender based on characteristics
of the crime scene.
Personation or signature - Answers - Anything that goes beyond what is necessary to
commit a crime. For example, a serial offender may demonstrate a repetitive (almost
ritualistic) behaviour from crime to crime. It may include certain items that are left or
removed from the scene, or writing on the walls
Homicide - Answers - The killing of a human being by another human being
Criminal homicide - Answers - A term that encompasses both murders and non
negligent homicides. It's the intentional killing of another human
Murder - Answers - The killing of one human by another human with malice
aforethought, without justification or excuse
Non negligent manslaughter - Answers - The killing of a human without premeditation
but with the intention to kill
First degree murder - Answers - Is a homicide committed with particular vicious,
willfulness, deliberate and premeditated intent.
Second degree murder - Answers - Characterized by the intentional and unlawful killing
of another but without the type of medicine and premeditation required for 1st°. Example
of second-degree murder includes "crime of passion" such as an enraged father who
strangled the drunk driver who killed his son
Assault - Answers - The intentional inflicting of bodily injuries on another person or the
attempt to inflict such injuries.
Aggravated assault - Answers - When the purpose is to inflict serious bodily harm.
Münchausen syndrome - Answers - An unusual form of child abuse in which a parent
(usually the mother) or parents, consistently bring a child for medical attention with
symptoms falsified or directly induced by the parent or parents
Shaken baby syndrome - Answers - A form of child abuse in which an adult shakes a
baby so hard that it causes significant brain damage or death
Infanticide - Answers - Although this term literally means the killing of an infant, it has
become synonymous with the killing of a child by a parent
Hostile attribution bias - Answers - The tendency to perceive hostile intent in others
even when it is totally lacking
Intimate partner violence (IPV) - Answers - Crimes committed against persons by their
current or former spouse boyfriend or a girlfriend
Battered woman syndrome - Answers - A cluster of behavioural and psychological
characteristics believed common to woman who have been abused in relationships
, Learned helplessness - Answers - Also known as reactive depression. A learned
passive and withdrawing response in the face of perceived hopelessness.
Cycle of violence - Answers - The believe that violence is likely to be perpetuated
across generations among individuals who have experienced and witnessed violence in
their families
Post Traumatic stress disorder - Answers - A cluster of behavioural patterns that result
from a psychologically distressing event outside of the usual range of human
experience
Psychological profiling - Answers - Assessing behavioural and psychological
characteristics of a person for the purpose of determining risk of offending, particularly
violent offender. May also be used for positive purposes, assessing characteristics for
suitability for employment or promotions. Psychological profiling consist of two basic
approaches: 1)
Threat assessment is the process of determining the valid to validity and seriousness of
threat being carried out by a person or a group of person.2) risk assessment comes into
play when no direct threat has been made. Primary goal is to estimate the probability
that a particular person will harm self or others
Suspect -based profiling - Answers - Also called prospective profiling. Prediction of
behavioural malintent largely based on base rate data of previous offenders. Refers to
identifying psychological/behavioral features of a person who committed a particular
crime, such as school violence, terrorist activities, etc. It's built on a systematic
collectionof behavioral, personality, cognitive and demographic data of previous
offenders who committed similar crimes. This type of profiling is the susceptible to a
racial/ethnic profiling
Geographical profiling - Answers - A type of profiling that focuses on the location of the
crime and how it relates to the residence and/or base of operations of the offender. A
technique that can help locate where is serial offender resides, or other geographical
locations that serve as a base of operation of a serial offender such as, a bar, place of
work, or significant other's home.
Crime scene profiling - Answers - Development of a rough behavioural or psychological
sketch of an offender based on clues identified at the crime scene. The process of
identifying personality traits, behavioural patterns, geographic habitat, cognitive
tendency and demographic features of the unknown offender based on characteristics
of the crime scene.
Personation or signature - Answers - Anything that goes beyond what is necessary to
commit a crime. For example, a serial offender may demonstrate a repetitive (almost
ritualistic) behaviour from crime to crime. It may include certain items that are left or
removed from the scene, or writing on the walls
