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Gender differences in filicide offense characteristics—a comprehensive register-based study of child murder in two European countries. |
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Child Abuse and Neglect, 35(5), May 2011, pp.319-328. |
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0145-2134 |
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This study investigated gender differences in filicidal characteristics in 75 mothers and 45 fathers in Austria and Finland. Variables measured included offense characteristics, the offenders’ socioeconomic and criminal history, and related stressful events. Findings revealed that mothers had previously committed violent offenses less often than fathers, and they were less often employed. Mothers’ victims were on average younger than those of fathers. Fathers were more often intoxicated during the offense and often used shooting as the method, whereas mothers used drowning, negligence, and poisoning. Fathers’ motives were more impulsive in nature. After the killing, mothers tried to get rid of the body more often than fathers. Fathers who commit filicide represent two subgroups, one like the common homicide offender, the other overloaded, working and suicidal father. Mothers may include several types of offenders, one of which is the neonaticide offender. The authors concluded that distressed parents need health care personnel, social work and other officials to be alert to parental despair, especially when several stressful experiences combine. |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=c8723c90-1483-4690-9eb6-f4bc4daf46d9 |
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