Exam 10: Violent Crime

Very few homicides in Canada are committed by strangers.

Although most crime rates are higher in the summer, robberies seem to peak during the winter months.

Psychologists Neil Jacobson and John Mordechai Gottman found that batterers tend to fall into one of two categories. Which category includes many who were abused as children, who then see inflicting pain and humiliation on their spouses as a part of life?

What is one of the most significant hurdles which must be overcome regarding sexual assault cases?

Political terrorism occurs when a repressive governmental regime forces its citizens into obedience, oppresses minorities, and stifles political dissent.

Discuss what your text tells us about serial murderers. What does the research tell us about gender differences and serial murderers?

After 1983, revisions to the Canadian Criminal Code replaced the word "rape" with "sexual assault." What was the reason for this?

Given what research has indicated about the characteristics typically shared by males who are most likely to use violence in a dating relationship, which man is most likely to be a perpetrator?

Assault requires no actual touching but may involve either attempted battery or intentionally frightening the victim by word or deed.

Examine the potential nature and nurture impacts on children which many argue affect likelihood of engaging in violent behaviour.

Which of the following best describes the typical robber?

There are different levels or degrees of homicide. Discuss these degrees using examples from your text to illustrate.

Which of the following is an example of a message that a male socialization theorist might suggest that males receive as they are taught about how to be virile men (virility mystique)?

Rape is one of the most loathed, misunderstood, and feared crimes. Discuss what your text tells us about date rape and marital rape.

If a group of youths damage the mailbox and fence at the home of new neighbours because the newcomers are of a different race, what type of hate crime would Jack McDevitt and Jack Levin say has taken place?

Discuss what the research tells us about the nature and extent of spousal abuse.

Tim grew up in a neighbourhood where fights and disorder are regular occurrences. How would a theorist who focuses on cultural values explain Tim's own violent behaviour?

James has committed sexual assault. He is aggressive and callous and believes that violence is manly and that women deserve to be victimized. Which explanation of sexual assault applies to him?

In a small community where the town authorities wanted to tear down a religious building to build a shopping centre there was violent action taken by the religious group to protect their building. Which type of terrorism did the group become involved in?

What is the relationship between exposure to violence and an individual's use of violent responses?