CCJ 3014 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gun Violence, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Carnal Knowledge
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Frontier experience that legitimized violence and vigilante justice. Mass murder: killing of 4 or more victims at one location on a single occasion. Spree murder: killing at 2 or more locations with almost no time break in between murders. Serial murder: killing of several victims in 3 or more separate incidents. Power/control - watches victims suffer and beg for mercy. Victim precipitation: a victim"s contribution to his/her own harm by being the first to use or threaten violence. Less than 1% of school-age homicides occur in or around schools. Previous definition: carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will. Current definition: penetration, no matter how slight of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. Anger rape: sexual attack becomes a means of expressing rage or anger. Power rape: assailant primarily wishes to express domination of the victim.
