Class Name,Instructor Name
Date, Semester
Criminal Justice 2011
Chapter 10
VIOLENT CRIME: HOMICIDE, ASSAULT,
AND ROBBERY
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10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
Be able to define homicide and assault, be familiar with its patterning and social dynamics and recent
trends in U.S. homicide rates, and the major explanations for homicide and aggravated assault.
Be able to define robbery; be familiar with its extent, patterning, and costs; be able to identify the types of robbers; and be familiar with the major explanations
for robbery, and carjackings.
Be familiar with the special topics in violent crime discussed in the text: mass murder and serial killing, workplace violence, hate crime, mass media
and violence, and guns/guns control.
Be familiar with what history tells us about reducing violent crime and with recent suggestions for doing so.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
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Be able to define homicide and assault, be familiar with its patterning and social dynamics and recent trends in U.S. homicide rates, and the major explanations for homicide and aggravated assault.
Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
10.1
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10.1
Homicide
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Patterns of Homicide
10.1
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Patterns of Homicide
10.1
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Rise in rates by
and against young black males
Homicide rates have declined
since early 1990s
Key Point Goes Here
Recent Trends in U.S. Homicide Rates
BUT
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10.1
Aggravated Simplevs.
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Assault
Stranger
WithinFamilies
IntimatePartner
10.1
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Inequality
Gender Differences
Anger/ Despair
Self-Defense/
Retaliation
Social Process Factors
Handgun Ownership
History of Violence
Social Disorganizati
on/Anomie
Explanations for Homicide and Assault
10.1
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Be able to define robbery; be familiar with its extent, patterning, and costs; be able to identify the types of robbers; and be familiar with the major explanations for robbery, and carjackings.
Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
10.2
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10.2
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10.2
Disproportionately committed by men and African AmericansRobbery is more interracial for white victims; intraracial for black victimsBlack males more likely to be robbed than other racesMostly involves strangersMost likely to involve a gun
Extent, Patterning, and Costs of Robbery
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10.2
Professional Opportunist Addict Alcoholic
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Urban Neighborhoods
Economic Gain
Key Point Goes Here
Explanations for Robbery
Merton’s Innovatio
nGain
Respect
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10.2
Carjacking
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Be familiar with the special topics in violent crime discussed in the text.
Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
10.3
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10.3
Hate Crime Workplace Violence
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Mass Murder
Guns
Serial KillingViolence against Children
Mass Media Violence
Other Violent Crimes
10.3
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10.3
122,000 Cases of
Physical Abuse
69,000Cases of
Sexual Abuse
Childhood Abuse Estimates, 2008
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10.3
Americans Own More Than 200 Million Firearms, 1/3 of Which Are Handguns
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10.3Handgun Control: Efforts to Restrict the Supply and Ownership of Handguns
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Be familiar with what history tells us about reducing violent crime and with recent suggestions for doing so.
Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
10.4
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10.4
How can we reduce violent crime?
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10.4
Address concept of masculinit
y
Reduce discriminati
on
Institute programs
that target causes of
violent crime
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10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
Be able to define homicide and assault, be familiar with its patterning and social dynamics and recent
trends in U.S. homicide rates, and the major explanations for homicide and aggravated assault.
Be able to define robbery; be familiar with its extent, patterning, and costs; be able to identify the types of robbers; and be familiar with the major explanations
for robbery, and carjackings.
Be familiar with the special topics in violent crime discussed in the text: mass murder and serial killing, workplace violence, hate crime, mass media
and violence, and guns/guns control.
Be familiar with what history tells us about reducing violent crime and with recent suggestions for doing so.
CHAPTER SUMMARY