https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide en-us 2019-04-05 17:45:31 UTC 2025-12-21 02:43:10 UTC hello@padlet.com emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349033860 "Homicide is a legal term for any killing of a human being by another human being. Homicide itself is not necessarily a crime—for instance, a justifiable killing of a suspect by the police or a killing in self defence. Murder and manslaughter fall under the category of unlawful homicides" (Berman, n.d.).]]> 2019-04-05 17:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349033860 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349037049 - Section 222(1): Speaks about the 3 forms of culpable homicide; Murder, Manslaughter, Infanticide
- Section 235(1): Speaks about life imprisonment related to those who commit first or second degree murder
- Section 239(1): Speaks about consequences related to those who attempt to commit murder
(Government of Canada, 2018)]]> 2019-04-05 18:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349037049 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349045481 From Toronto,ON Briere was convicted of first degree murder after pleading guilty to the death of 10 year old Holly Jones. Jones' body was found in the Toronto Harbour, attached to weights, on May 13, 2013. Michael Briere kidnapped Jones as she passed by his house and continued to rape her and kill her. (Kalashnikova, 2016)
This case relates to the topic of Murder/Homicide as the study is based off of the murder of a citizen, and also takes place within Canada. ]]> 2019-04-05 18:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349045481 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349052915 10 years after the horrific finding of Holly Jones' body, the Toronto community came together to support Jones' mother, as she speaks on the event.]]> 2019-04-05 18:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349052915 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349055220 Based off the year 2015, there were 604 homicides in Canada that were police reported. This website explains stats for the year and provides a graph of homicides and attempted murder, from 1965 to 2015. ]]> 2019-04-05 18:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349055220 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349060931 This picture connects to the topic as it shows stats related to homicide in Canada. It shows the breakdown of whether they were male or female, and also shows on the map the number of homicides in each province. ]]> 2019-04-05 19:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349060931 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349064104 Uploaded just 9 days after the start of the new year, global news shares a story of Toronto's second homicide of 2019. Although this video does not share any suspects or the outcome of the case, it gives detailed information on homicide and speaks to the neighbours about the event.]]> 2019-04-05 19:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349064104 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349066168 Police released video evidence of two suspects approaching a Toronto citizen armed, and shooting him right outside his residence. One suspect has been identified and the victim is set to recover. This video relates to the topic as although no citizen died, an attempted murder was committed which connects to Section 239(1). ]]> 2019-04-05 19:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349066168 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349067894 This article explains the relation between the increase in homicides in Canada and the increase in gang related shootings. With 12 percent homicides in 2015 being related to gangs, this number only increases as the years go on. This related to Homicide as it is important as Canadians to know where the uprise of such horrific events is coming from.]]> 2019-04-05 19:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349067894 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349069168 This website is a "knowledge hub" for Canadians related to domestic homicides in Canada. With 1 in 5 homicides being due to domestic violence, prevention plans and practices are important information for citizens to have.]]> 2019-04-05 19:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349069168 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349069885 2019-04-05 19:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349069885 emily_newhouses https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349070035 One part of this assignment that surprised me was learning how many homicides took place in Canada each year. I was unaware that it happened so often, and that it was so easy to find many articles related to homicides within a 45 minute drive from my house. One thing I am most likely to remember from this assignment is the uprise in homicide rates in Canada, so I can use the information I now have to educate those around me on the topic including safety and prevention.]]> 2019-04-05 19:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_newhouses/murder_homicide/wish/349070035