Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 1
Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 1
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STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES
SECOND EDITION
Classifications
Murder
is the unlawful taking of human life. It is a behavioral act that terminates life
in the context of power, personal gain, brutality, and sometimes sexuality. Murder
is a subcategory of homicide, which also includes lawful taking of human life, such
as, manslaughter, deaths resulting from criminal and non- criminal negligence, and
unpremeditated vehicular deaths (Megargee, 1982). Although a distinction is made
in the literature among homicide, murder, and killing, for the purpose of this
book, the terms are used interchangeably.

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