Victim, perpetrator, and offense characteristics in filicide and filicide-suicide
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University of Chester ; University of Huddersfield ; Manchester Metropolitan UniversityPublication Date
2015-01-07
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The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of most recent studies of parental and stepparental filicide. A detailed review of the literature revealed the importance of certain demographic, environmental, and psychosocial factors in the commission of child homicide. Our findings indicate that filicides perpetrated by genetic parents and stepparents differ considerably in terms of underlying motivational factors. Data in the literature suggest that biological parents are more likely to choose methods of killing which produce quick and painless death, whereas stepparents frequently kill their wards by beating. Research results demonstrate the victims of maternal filicides to be significantly younger than the victims of paternal filicides. Additionally, filicide-suicide is most often associated with parental psychopathology. Genetic fathers are at the greatest risk of death by suicide after the commission of familicide. These findings are discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks explaining the occurrence of child murder. Further, limitations of reviewed studies and directions for future research are presented.Citation
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2015, 21, pp. 113-124.Publisher
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Aggression and Violent BehaviorAdditional Links
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Aggression and Violent Behavior. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2015, 21, pp. 113-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.01.011ISSN
1359-1789ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.avb.2015.01.011
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