homicide chap 10
birth to 4 years old
after those 17 to 19, the highest age range when children are killed is from
primitive people among each culture and class
apparently, infanticide is not new and has been committed by
china
because females are culturally less valued than males, girl children are often killed in this country presently
44, 32
chicago data from 1965 to 1995 shows that ___ percent of mothers kill their infant and ___ percent of fathers kill their infant
teenage boys killing teenage boys
child homicide victims who are killed by other children are most likely
personal weapon
children younger than five are most often killed with which weapon?
manslaughter
coramae richey mann found in her 1993 study that ____ was the most common ruling for women killing their children
infanticide
defined as the killing of an infant child who is generally less than one-year-old.
adler and polk 2001
did a study in Victoria, Australia and found that suicidal-filicide mothers were more likely to have tried to get psychiatric treatment than suicidal-filicide fathers.
centers for disease control and prevention CDC 1997
did a study in the early 1990s of 26 high-income countries
coramae Richey mann 1993
did a study of maternal filicide, and noted the outcome of cases in which women killed their preschool aged children in 6 cities between the years of 1979 and 1983.
paulozzi and wells
did an examination of United States homicide victimization during infancy for the years of 1989 to 1998.
andrea yates
drowned five of her children in a bathtub in TX.
decide whether their child would live or die
during the 17th and 18th centuries, in france and england fathers could
weekdays
during which days of the week are children most likely to be killed
thomas coram
established a foundling home in 1741 in London because people would throw out their infants so often.
under 5 years old
fathers are most likely to kill their child
marital separation or child custody disagreement
fathers often commit suicide-filicide within the context of
wilson and daly 1988
found that stepchildren are victims more often than expected.
75%
from 1980 to 2000 what percent of child victims were killed by adult offenders?
21%
from 1980 to 2000, what percent of child victims were killed by children?
16
from the cdc 1997 study, United States use firearms in child homicide nearly ___ times more than in the other 25 countries.
600
how many cases a year of munchhausen by proxy does the united states have
6
how many children a day are murdered in the US?
biological
in filicide-suicide cases, it is more likely that a biological or stepparent will commit it?
older
in filicide-suicide cases, the child victims and parent offenders tend to be what in comparison of age?
61%
in the US from 1976 to 2002, what percent of child homicide victims under 5 were killed by their parents?
15th
in the US, homicide ranks as the ___ leading cause of death for children in their first year of life.
summer
increases in the homicide of children ages 5 to 14 occurs during this season.
winter
increases in the homicide of children under the age of 2 occurs during this season.
munchhausen by proxy
known as a factitious disorder, and these caretakers that suffer from it report fictitious symptoms or cause symptoms in a person they are taking care of to gain attention.
john wayne gacy
known as the "clown killer" and raped and murdered more than 30 young boys during the 1970s and buried many of his young victims underneath his home.
forensic evidence and witnesses
mandy locke 2005 determined that prosecutors note these 2 things are missing in child homicides and make them hard to prosecute
2
mandy locke 2005 found that ___ people were sent to prison for life for violent shaking in NC between 1999 and 2003.
more than half
mandy locke 2005 found that ___ received less than 10 years for violent shaking in NC between 1999 and 2003.
familicide
more often used to describe the multi-victim homicide in which the offender kills his or her spouse or former spouse and at least one or more of either of their children.
adult
most children are killed by what type of offender
up until they are a week old
mothers are most likely to kill their child
no one will take care of them once they commit suicide
mothers often commit suicide-filicide because they fear
john benet ramsey
murdered his 6-year-old pageant queen daughter.
postpartum depression
not a defense within the United States, but can be used as part of an insanity defense.
commit suicide
parents who kill all of their children are more likely to
10 times higher (7.3% of homicides occurred on the day of birth)
paulozzi and wells found that the homicide rate for the first day was
familicide
refers to the killing of an entire family
filicide
refers to the killing of one's own child (including a step-child) and thus could include the killing of an adult child.
they are out of school and have more opportunity to be victimized by strangers and family members
school aged children die more frequently in the summer because
mandy locke 2005
summarized the results of 44 cases of children who died of violent shaking in NC between 1999 and 2003.
males
the FBI found that as the age of child victims of homicide increase, the likelihood they were murdered by a stranger also increases - especially for
fathers
the UK's definition of infanticide leaves out what?
1610
the US department of Justice found that in the year 2000 how many juveniles were murdered in the US? (a record low since 1985)
their teens
the age of children at most risk for child homicide is in
47 times greater
the child homicide rate is rio is
during the teens
the difference for the rate of homicide between girls and boys begins
prolicide
the killing of one's offspring and includes both infanticide and the killing of a fetus in utero.
neonaticide
the murder of a newborn within the first 24 hours of his or her life.
less
the murder of children is ___ common than the murder of adults
also kill their spouses (adler and polk 2001)
the one characteristic that most strongly distinguishes filicide-suicides by men and women is that fathers who kill their children and themselves are far more likely than suicidal homicidal mothers to
daytime
the peak time for children to be murdered
1993, 2880
the peak year of juvenile murders was in which year with how many murders according to the us department of justice?
first year
the risk of homicide in the US is greatest within which year of life
first 4 months
the risk of homicide is the US is greatest within the first year of life, but more specific
sudden infant death syndrome
the sudden death of a child younger than 1, where the death finds no viable explanation.
personal weapons, firearms
the weapons most commonly used to kill children in the United States changes from ____ to____ as the age of the children increases.
andrea yager
this girl died as a result of her mothers condition of munchhausen by proxy
filicide-suicide
this is when children are murdered by their parents as a part of a murder-suicide.
marie robinson
was charged with 2 counts of murder for the neglectful death of her two baby boys.
5 to 12 elementary school age
what age group is at least risk for child homicide?
1990s
when did the united states see the greatest increase in adolescent homicide?
chicago, detroit, LA, and new york
which 4 cities accounted for nearly a third of the arrests of juveniles for homicide in 1994?
mothers
who commits neonaticide the most
parents
young children are more likely to be killed by who
child abuse
young children die as a result of
edward mcguffey
37-year-old Indiana man that killed his 4-year-old son Jason after a split between him and his wife, fearing that he would lose his son as well.
5 times higher than in the other countries combined
CDC 1997 found that the homicide rate in the US is
2.57 per 100,000 compared with 0.51
CDC 1997 found the rate of homicide in comparison to the other countries to be
303
CDC data found that in 2002 how many infanticides were committed?
318
CDC data found that in 2003 how many infanticides were committed?
united states
FBI 2003 report found that firearm related homicide for children younger than 15 years is highest in
firearms at 29.3%
FBI 2003 reports found that the most frequent weapon used to kill those aged 5 to 8 were
25
___ countries have accepted POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION as a legal defense and have infanticide laws that state a woman who kills her infant cannot be charged with any charge greater than manslaughter if she can prove the "balance of her mind is disturbed" by reasons relating to giving birth.
