Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. At the trial, Donald takes the stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. He admits that they would drink and use drugs together. One night while "partying," Donald explains in his testimony, an argument got out of hand during a card game. Donald explains that the victim accused him of cheating and pulled out a knife on him and started swinging it in the air. Donald said that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and shoot the victim. The jury convicted Donald of manslaughter.

According to Marvin Wolfgang, the incident described above is best characterized as:

a) criminological enterprise

b) a misdemeanor

c) a white-collar homicide

d) a victim precipitated homicide

Answer:d) a victim precipitated homicide

Explanation:When people are fighting no matter who started the fight but the one who suffers the greatest physical harm is referred to as a victim, irrespective of whether the person started the fight. If the fight ended up being a homicide then the person who died is the victim.

Wolfgang (1967) defines victim precipitated homicide as a deadly act in which the victim was the first person who took the first action that led into that homicide drama in which he was the first to use the physical force against his subsequent slayer.

According to the research the victim is the one who precipitated the incident, given the fact that s (he) was the first one who started the physical violence

In this case Donald says the victim was the first one who took out the knife and started swinging it in the air, this means the victim precipitated the incident.