PPT-A Case Study of Murder in a Midsized Urban Area: Homicide i

By Elizabeth Anne Wallace Capstone Advisor Dr Patricia Turner University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Department of History Abstract The interwar period saw an increase in murder rates throughout the country Views about urban murder in this period both in popular culture and secondary historical literature focus almost exclusively on high profile sources of crime such as drug dealing the Mafia and Prohibition These causes of homicide however were limited to large metropolitan areas such as New York and Chicago In contrast murders in midsized urban areas such as Eau Claire WI occurred for different reasons By examining primary source documents such as court records and coroner reports this project focuses on homicides in Eau Claire to determine what factors influenced murder in midsized urban areas from 19201940 . Offences against the person include homicide, rape, kidnapping and assault. Murder is the main offence . within. homicide and the most serious. . Homicide. Is the killing of a human being by another. What do we mean by homicide?. 1. Starter. Individually think of as many different ways as possible that a person can be liable for killing another human being.. Once you have at least 5 each then carry out the round robin exercise to share them.. Considered a “Crime Against the Person”. CAP include the following:. 1. . homicide. 2. . rape. 3. . assault/battery. CAPs have . degrees. of severity (depending on the circumstances of the action). Mens Rea. 1. Starter #1. Sophie is unable to tolerate her unhappy marriage to Matthew any longer. After Harry has gone to bed she takes a knife and stabs him. Unknown to her, the equally desperate Harry was already dead having taken a large overdose of drugs half an hour earlier.. *. Legal Studies. Crimes Against The Person. Homicide. – The killing of one human being by another-is the most serious of all acts.. Homicides may be either criminal or non-criminal.. Murder, the most serious form of criminal homicide, is a killing that is done with . is the purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent killing of another person. If the killing of another person is done while carrying out a sentence of capital punishment (death penalty), is done in war, is done in self-defense, or is done because it is the only way to restrain or capture an escaping felon, it is homicide, but it is not a crime.. The killing of one person by another. Criminal Homicide. : committed with intent or a plan, or due to reckless behavior. Murder. Killing that is done with “malice” (intent to harm). Different degrees to denote different levels of severity & classify circumstances. Offences against the person include homicide, rape, kidnapping and assault. Murder is the main offence . within. homicide and the most serious. . Homicide. Is the killing of a human being by another. Activity. Murder. Murder is the killing of another person without justification or valid excuse, and it is especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought. . -Mariam Webster. is the purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent killing of another person. If the killing of another person is done while carrying out a sentence of capital punishment (death penalty), is done in war, is done in self-defense, or is done because it is the only way to restrain or capture an escaping felon, it is homicide, but it is not a crime.. Law 120. Federal Statute that reflects the social values of Canadians which is amended (changed) to reflect society’s changing values.. internet distribution of child pornography. removal of criminal record for personal possession of Marijuana. Define . what is meant by homicide. Explain . the difference between the categories of homicide. Describe. the minor . actus. . reus. . elements of murder. Starter. – Write a list of as many possible ways of killing someone you can think of.. Violent crime. Crime . defined by the FBI’s . UCR. as a serious crime against a . person. In United States primary source of crime data is FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). Includes four crimes in category of serious violent crimes. Criminal homicides. Homicide. is defined as the killing of one human being by another. Homicide may be either criminal or non-criminal. Murder is the most serious form of criminal homicide. It is a killing that is done with .