SOCI2663 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Contract Killing, Homicide, Murder
Midterm: Compare terms, multiple choices, T and F, short answer, will be writing
Victims of Homicide (Chapter 5) Oct 12 & 14
Homicide Investigation VS Fatality Review
Police/ justice objectives:
Find the perpetrator
Determine motive
Protect others
Hold perpetrator accountable
Denounce the crime
Specific deterrence
General deterrence
Fatality review:
Understand wider systemic failures
Understand wider societal casual factors
Education
Prevention
Which deaths are/should be reviewed?
Some accidental deaths
New phenomenon (drugs, activities, etc.)
Police shootings, in-custody deaths
Workplace accidents
Children
Child Death Review
Review deaths
oSudden and unexpected
oAll persons under the age of 19 years
oChild in care of Minister of Social Development, or within the previous 12
months
Objectives
oReview manner and cause of death
oTo comment upon relevant protocols, policies and procedures, standards
and legislation as to whether they were followed and as to their adequacy
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oTo comment upon linkage and coordination of services with relevant
parties as to whether they were sufficient and adequate
oTo make recommendations that would lead to improvements in order to
prevent future deaths or improve services to children
Committee membership
oA retired judge of the Provincial or Family Court of NB
oPolice officer
oPediatrician
oUniversity Social Work professor
oA representative from Office of the Chief Coroner of NB
oRepresentative from First Nations
Domestic Violence Death Review
Review deaths
oAll persons in NB where domestic/intimate partner violence was a factor
oHomicide or suicide
oVictims, perpetrators, others
Conduct thorough and confidential care reviews by:
oService gaps, lapses, inefficient in system response
oProtocols
oFocus on degree of collaboration and communication among investigation
oIdentify trends, risk factors, and patterns
oRelevant protocols, polices, and procedures, standards and legislation
oMake recommendation
oObservation regarding the presence and adequacy of linkages and
coronation of services among services providers
Homicide definition (page 81)
Homicide occurs when an individual causes the death of another individual
To be a victim of homicide, an individuals death must be caused by another
Can be caused by an unlawful act
Can be caused by threat
Criminal Offence
First degree murder: is planned and deliberate or involved a contract killing
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Document Summary
Midterm: compare terms, multiple choices, t and f, short answer, will be writing. Review deaths: sudden and unexpected, all persons under the age of 19 years, child in care of minister of social development, or within the previous 12 months. Committee membership: a retired judge of the provincial or family court of nb, police officer, pediatrician, university social work professor, a representative from office of the chief coroner of nb, representative from first nations. Review deaths: all persons in nb where domestic/intimate partner violence was a factor, homicide or suicide, victims, perpetrators, others. Homicide occurs when an individual causes the death of another individual. To be a victim of homicide, an individuals death must be caused by another. Can be caused by an unlawful act. First degree murder: is planned and deliberate or involved a contract killing. Second degree murder: international and unlawful killing, but one that is generally unplanned.
