Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1 ]
Homicide, the killing of one human being by another. Homicide may refer to a noncriminal act as well as the criminal act of murder. A criminal homicide is one that is not regarded by the criminal code as justifiable or excusable.
How is a homicide defined?Homicide is the killing of one human being by another. Homicide is a general term and may refer to either a noncriminal act or the criminal act of murder. Some homicides are considered justifiable, while others are said to be excusable. Criminal homicide is not regarded by the applicable criminal code as justifiable or excusable.When is a homicide classified as a murder?Murder is a homicide committed intentionally or as a result of the commission of another serious offense and is usually distinguished from the crime of manslaughter by the element of malice aforethought.
Homicide examines the incidence and prevalence of homicide in major western nations, covering the biological, psychological and social roots of homicide from genetic and evolutionary perspectives, but also considering emotions and the…