CJ 340 Module 2 Assignment
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Module 2 Assignment
Allison R Pfannenstiel
Southern New Hampshire University
CJ 340: Criminology
Professor Wendy Albert
March 2024
Murder
Murder is the crime that I have chosen to examine in depth for this project. Murder is defined by
NIBRS as the willful killing of one human being by another (Denver Gov., n.d.). A particular form of murder is homicide. A person is considered to have committed murder if they die because of wounds received in a violent altercation, dispute, attack, or other such conflict. Instances of aggravated assault include fatalities brought on by carelessness, suicide, or accidents; justified killings; and attempted or actual murders. Dangerous fatalities are those that fall into this category. Anyone with ties to the victim, whether blood relatives, friends, or acquaintances, can commit this crime. Offenders with mental health issues, such as those stemming from traumatic experiences, can also commit this crime. Offenders motivated by love, lust, greed, or the desire to escape punishment can also commit this crime. In situations involving
potentially fatal injuries, law enforcement authorities might benefit from a better understanding of the perpetrators' goals and connections. These considerations should be part of any analysis of such situations that aims to ascertain the best way forward. When looking into these types of instances, law enforcement must take these things into account to identify perpetrators and their motivations. The circumstances underlying a crime can be better understood by delving into the relationship between the victim and the offender. There is not necessarily a uniform approach to categorizing murderers; instead, they could be grouped according to certain criteria. Someone who committed a crime because of their upbringing in a violent household, for instance, may only know how to commit violent crimes. If the person responsible for the other person's sadness
or anger is fired from their job, holds a grudge, or finds out their spouse is seeing someone else, that person may become a target themselves. Investigating the offender's motives in such cases requires knowledge of the victim's and offender's relationship dynamics and background.
Furthermore, feelings of betrayal, vengeance, or envy may be the driving force behind a murder. People who have only ever known violence may be unable to respond in any other way if that is all they have ever encountered. According to the rational-choice theory in sociology, this type of illegal behavior might have an explanation. This type of illegal act is done with a goal in mind, and they are made intelligently and with free will (Adler, 2022). This occurs whenever the criminal commits this specific type of crime. Attempting to fulfill their demands or stopping anything from occurring is what these crooks like doing.
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Crimes against persons - denvergov.org. Denver Gov. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17, 2024, from https://www.denvergov.org/media/gis/DataCatalog/crime/pdf/NIBRS_Crime_Types.pdf
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Adler, F., Mueller, G. O., & Laufer, W. S. (2022). Criminology (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages.