CCJ-4614 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Manslaughter, Voluntary Manslaughter, Felony Murder Rule
6 Dec 2018
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Offender intended to do serious harm just short of murder. Killing considered less serious or less blameworth (emotional) Other means likely to produce death and great bodily harm. Current rate as low as during the early 1960s and still dropping. Dynamics of aggravated assault resembles those of homicide. Geographic patterns are similar b/w assault and homicide. Only of assaults include a weapon. Why does the us have a higher homicide rate than other industrial nations. Why do african-americans and other people of color have high rates of homicide and aggravated assault. When women commit homicide their victims often were men who abused them. The taking/ attempting to take anything of value from the care, cstody/ control of a person/ persons y force or threat of force/ violence &/ putting the victim in fear. Ucr reports lower # of robberies> the ncvs. Types of robbers: professionals, opportunist, addict and alcoholic.
