Question 1

Which of the following is not discussed in the text as a difference between suicides committed by fathers and mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women tend to kill their children because they fear no one will take care of them after the mother is dead. 
B)  The father tends to kill their children in the context of custody disagreements with the mother. 
C)  Men are more likely to use firearms to kill their children then themselves while women favor drowning their children then they shoot themselves. 
D)  Men who commit filicide-suicides are more likely than women to kill their spouses. 
A)  Women tend to kill their children because they fear no one will take care of them after the mother is dead. 
B)  The father tends to kill their children in the context of custody disagreements with the mother. 
C)  Men are more likely to use firearms to kill their children then themselves while women favor drowning their children then they shoot themselves. 
D)  Men who commit filicide-suicides are more likely than women to kill their spouses. C

Question 2

The murder of children has been declining over the past 2 centuries, still data indicate that worldwide, how many homicide victims are under 20 years of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  3 in ten 
C)  32% 
D)  One in five 
A)  5% 
B)  3 in ten 
C)  32% 
D)  One in five D

Question 3

Children under the age of four are most likely killed with which type of weapon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal weapons 
B)  Guns 
C)  Poison 
D)  Exposure/Neglect 
A)  Personal weapons 
B)  Guns 
C)  Poison 
D)  Exposure/Neglect A

Question 4

Strangulation and this are the most common methods of killing a baby with the first 24 hours of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Drowning 
B)  Suffocation 
C)  Poison 
D)  Stabbing 
A)  Drowning 
B)  Suffocation 
C)  Poison 
D)  Stabbing

Question 5

Young Ashley killed her newborn baby within an hour after secretly giving birth to him. Which term best describes this type of murder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infanticide 
B)  Neonaticide 
C)  Matricide 
D)  Manslaughter 
A)  Infanticide 
B)  Neonaticide 
C)  Matricide 
D)  Manslaughter

Question 6

When considering child homicide in terms of race, 2017 data indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  More African American children under the age of 12 years were killed than children in other race groups 
B)  Over half of the 13 to 19 year old homicide victims were African American. 
C)  The rate of homicide was higher for white children than for Hispanic children. 
D)  Family members were suspected or convicted of killing over half of all child homicides among every race group. 
A)  More African American children under the age of 12 years were killed than children in other race groups 
B)  Over half of the 13 to 19 year old homicide victims were African American. 
C)  The rate of homicide was higher for white children than for Hispanic children. 
D)  Family members were suspected or convicted of killing over half of all child homicides among every race group.

Question 7

The risk for homicide is greater for a child in his or her first year of life than in any other year of life before age 17. Paulozzi and Sells determined that the homicide rate for the first day of life was how many times greater than the rate during any other time of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twice 
B)  Three times 
C)  Five times 
D)  Ten times 
A)  Twice 
B)  Three times 
C)  Five times 
D)  Ten times

Question 8

Children under the age of five are most likely to be killed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Their parents 
B)  Pedophiles 
C)  Their nannies or babysitters 
D)  Their mother's boyfriends 
A)  Their parents 
B)  Pedophiles 
C)  Their nannies or babysitters 
D)  Their mother's boyfriends

Question 9

The killing of her newborn son by Young Ashley could also be referred to as this which is the killing of one's offspring.

Accepted Answer

A)  Matricide 
B)  Familicide 
C)  Uxoricide 
D)  Filicide 
A)  Matricide 
B)  Familicide 
C)  Uxoricide 
D)  Filicide

Question 10

When an 8-year old only child has suffered several illnesses before finally dying of an unexplainable illness, what might a doctor or a homicide detective suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postpartum depression by proxy 
B)  Postpartum psychosis 
C)  Factitious disorder imposed on another 
D)  Nothing 
A)  Postpartum depression by proxy 
B)  Postpartum psychosis 
C)  Factitious disorder imposed on another 
D)  Nothing

Which of the following is not discussed in the text as a difference between suicides committed by fathers and mothers?

The murder of children has been declining over the past 2 centuries, still data indicate that worldwide, how many homicide victims are under 20 years of age?

Children under the age of four are most likely killed with which type of weapon?

Strangulation and this are the most common methods of killing a baby with the first 24 hours of life.

Young Ashley killed her newborn baby within an hour after secretly giving birth to him. Which term best describes this type of murder?

When considering child homicide in terms of race, 2017 data indicate that

The risk for homicide is greater for a child in his or her first year of life than in any other year of life before age 17. Paulozzi and Sells determined that the homicide rate for the first day of life was how many times greater than the rate during any other time of life?

Children under the age of five are most likely to be killed by:

The killing of her newborn son by Young Ashley could also be referred to as this which is the killing of one's offspring.

When an 8-year old only child has suffered several illnesses before finally dying of an unexplainable illness, what might a doctor or a homicide detective suspect?

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Explanations for Homicide

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Mass and Spree Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

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Exam 6: Infanticide and Child Murder

Which of the following is not discussed in the text as a difference between suicides committed by fathers and mothers?

The murder of children has been declining over the past 2 centuries, still data indicate that worldwide, how many homicide victims are under 20 years of age?

Children under the age of four are most likely killed with which type of weapon?

Strangulation and this are the most common methods of killing a baby with the first 24 hours of life.

Young Ashley killed her newborn baby within an hour after secretly giving birth to him. Which term best describes this type of murder?

When considering child homicide in terms of race, 2017 data indicate that

The risk for homicide is greater for a child in his or her first year of life than in any other year of life before age 17. Paulozzi and Sells determined that the homicide rate for the first day of life was how many times greater than the rate during any other time of life?

Children under the age of five are most likely to be killed by:

The killing of her newborn son by Young Ashley could also be referred to as this which is the killing of one's offspring.

When an 8-year old only child has suffered several illnesses before finally dying of an unexplainable illness, what might a doctor or a homicide detective suspect?

Definitions and Degrees

Murder Data: Measuring Murder Homicide Trends and Patterns

Explanations for Homicide

Confrontational Homicide

Intimate Partner Homicide

Mass and Spree Murder

Serial Murder

Murder As Hate Crime

Investigating Homicide

Homicide in Court

The Impact of Homicide

Reducing Murder Future of Homicide in Us

Filters