Which of the following best describes the typical perpetrator of homicide?
a. A person trying to engage in rape with the woman fighting back
b. A person who wanted money and she refused to give it to him
c. A stranger
d. An intimate partner
ANS: D
Over 50% of the victims were killed by someone they knew. Notably 37% of female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner. Thus, the typical perpetrator would be an intimate partner. It would be less likely to be a stranger, someone who wanted money, or someone trying to engage in rape.
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