Chapter 9 Criminal Justice
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Murder | the felonious killing of one human being by another with malice aforethought |
| nonnegligent manslaughter | the killing of a human being without premeditation but with the intention to kill in the "heat of the moment," such as under high emotional states of anger or passion |
| negligent manslaughter | the unlawful killing of another through reckless or negligent behavior, without intention to kill |
| aggravated assault | inflicting, or attempting to inflict, bodily injury on another person, with the intent to inflict serious injury |
| reactive violence | hot blooded, emotionally charged, and enacted quickly for the purpose of harming a perceived provocateur or defending oneself |
| proactive violence | cold blooded, non-emotional, and premeditated aggression for the purpose of personal gain, such as a robbery or bullying |
| Munchausen syndrome by proxy | an unusual form of child abuse in which the 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 (SBS) | a form of child abuse in which an adult (usually male) shakes a baby so hard that it causes significant brain damage or death |
| Infanticide | although this term literally means the killing of an infant, it has become synonymous with the killing of a child by a parent |
| Neonaticide | The killing of a newborn, usually under 48 hours |
| Filicide | Killing of one's child older than one year |
| Intimate partner violence | crimes committed against persons by their current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends |
| Battered woman syndrome | a cluster of behavioral and psychological characteristics believed common to women who have been abused in relationships |
| Eldercide | the killing of an older person, usually over 60 |
| Siblicide | the killing of one's brother or sister |
| Patricide | the killing of a parent |
| Matricide | the killing of one's mother |
| Soroicide | the killing of one's sister |
| Fratricide | the killing of one's brother |
| Parricide | the killing of a parent |
| Multiassaultive families | a nuclear family (traditional or nontraditional) characterized by multiple incidents of violence involving more than one perpetrator |
| Coercion theory | the belief that punitive and coercive tactics employed by parents will increase the likelihood of later aggressive behavior and family violence |
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