Intra-familial child homicide in Finland 1970–1994: incidence, causes of death and demographic characteristics
| Autor: | Anne Leena Marika Kauppi, Juhani Merikanto, Kari Karkola, Tuija Vanamo, E. Räsänen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Child abuse Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Databases Factual Victimology Poison control Neonaticide Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Age Distribution Homicide Cause of Death Injury prevention Humans Medicine Family Sex Distribution Child Finland business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Infant social sciences Child Preschool Female business Law Demography |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science International. 117:199-204 |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0379-0738(00)00408-4 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to investigate all child homicides for the 25-year period, 1970–1994 in Finland and to analyse the specific characteristics of the filicide cases. A total of 292 child homicides occurred during this period. In 201 (69%) cases the offender was a parent or a stepparent of the child. Altogether, 173 (59%) of the victims were boys and 119 (41%) were girls. For the closer examination of the filicide cases we excluded the neonaticide and homicide–suicide cases. Consequently, we report on 70 filicide victims. Of these victims, 42 (60%) were boys and 28 (40%) were girls. Twenty six (37%) of the children were killed before the age of 1 year and 53 (79%) before the age of 5 years. The offender was the mother in 43 (61%) cases and the father or the stepfather in 26 (37%) cases. The victims of the mothers were younger than those of the fathers. The most frequent causes of death were head injuries, drowning and suffocation. The most common means of assault were battering, drowning and strangulation. One in two of the fatally battered children had a documented history of previous abuse. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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