Characteristics of child abuse homicides in the state of Kansas from 1994 to 2007

Kajese, Tanyaradzwa M Wyatt; Nguyen, Linh Thuy Thi; Pham, Giao Q.; Pham, Van; Melhorn, Katherine J.; Kallail, K. James

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.11.002

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“…The finding that death due to asphyxia was the largest subgroup of lethal violence is consistent with results from both a joint Finnish-Austrian study (Putkonen, Amon, et al, 2009) and a Canadian study (Dawson, 2015), but not with findings from studies based on American (Kajese et al, 2011;Shenoi et al, 2013), French (Makhlouf & Rambaud, 2014), British (Sidebotham et al, 2011) and Taiwanese datasets (Hwa et al, 2015); in all of the latter studies, variants of head trauma (alternatively specified as blunt-force trauma) were found to be the most common means of violence. Although somewhat unlikely, these discrepant findings may imply cultural differences; another explanation may relate to differing proportions of stepparents and biological parents included in the respective datasets.…”

Section: Study Vsupporting

confidence: 74%

Intra- and extra-familial child homicide in Sweden 1992–2012: A population-based study

Hedlund

Masterman

Sturup

2016

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Intra- and extra-familial child homicide in Sweden 1992–2012: A population-based study

Hedlund

Masterman

Sturup

2016

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…Perpetrators are most likely to be related males, followed by boyfriends or stepfathers, mothers, temporary caregivers, and others (1,4,6,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44). Inflicted deaths are increased in households with unrelated adults rather than two biological parents but not in single-parent households without other adults (45).…”

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Preventing abusive head trauma resulting from a failure of normal interaction between infants and their caregivers

Barr

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Head trauma from abuse, including shaken baby syndrome, is a devastating and potentially lethal form of infant physical abuse first recognized in the early 1970s. What has been less recognized is the role of the early increase in crying in otherwise normal infants in the first few months of life as a trigger for the abuse. In part, this is because infant crying, especially prolonged unsoothable crying, has been interpreted clinically as something wrong with the infant, the infant's caregiver, or the interactions between them. Here, we review an alternative developmental interpretation, namely, that the early increase in crying is a typical behavioral development in normal infants and usually does not reflect anything wrong or abnormal. We also review evidence indicating that this normal crying pattern is the most common trigger for abusive head trauma (AHT). Together, these findings point to a conceptualization of AHT as the consequence of a failure in an otherwise common, iterative, and developmentally normal infant-caregiver interaction. They also imply that there is a window of opportunity for prevention of AHT, and potentially other forms of infant abuse, through a public health primary universal prevention strategy aimed at changing knowledge and behaviors of caregivers and society in general concerning normal development of infants and the significance of early increased infant crying. If effective, there may be important implications for prevention of infant abuse nationally and internationally.infant development | colic | excessive crying | child maltreatment | parenting A busive head trauma (AHT), also known more commonly as shaken baby syndrome (SBS), is a devastating and potentially lethal form of infant physical abuse (1). The outcomes are grim. In recognized cases, AHT typically results in death or extremely damaging injuries. About 18-25% of babies who are shaken and hospitalized die (2-7). As many as 80% of survivors have significant lifelong brain injuries (3,8,9). Although currently under study, there are no published estimates of lifetime costs per victim specific to AHT. However, the conservative estimated lifetime costs per victim is $210,012 for nonfatal child maltreatment or $1,272,900 for a death from child maltreatment (in 2010 dollars) for a total estimated economic burdern in the US for one year of $124 billion (10). Given its relative severity compared to other forms of maltreatment, these per victim estimates are likely to underestimate the lifetime costs for AHT victims. Of course, the "costs" go far beyond financial considerations, and include the destruction of families and the failure of society's moral obligation to protect defenseless infants.Preventing child maltreatment of any kind is challenging (11) because of the lack of specific stimuli for abuse, the density and difficulties of modifying risk factors in which families of maltreated children are often embedded, and the challenges of getting appropriate supports to the families. However, the convergence of our increasing un...

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“…However, women who are single, unmarried and not involved in a relationship with the baby's father do appear to be significant factors (Beyer, 2008; Porter and Gavin, ; Putkonen et al ., 2008; Resnick, ; Wilkey et al ., ); interestingly, these risk factors have persisted in the literature for over 40 years despite changes in prevailing community attitudes. In many cases, neonaticidal women live with their parents or relatives (Craig, ; Friedman et al ., ) and some report a history of child sexual abuse (Bonnet, ), although this finding is not consistent (Kajese et al ., ; Tursz and Cook, ).…”

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A Review of Maternal Neonaticide: A Need for Further Research Supporting Evidence‐Based Prevention in Australia

2013

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The risk of being killed is greatest within the first 24 hours of birth. Despite this, less is known about neonaticide compared with other homicides, particularly those occurring in the Australian context. A highly publicised case of neonaticide attracting an 18‐year sentence recently provoked debate about the introduction of prevention strategies, such as ‘Safe Havens’ and baby hatches in Australia. This paper reviews the limited international literature on risk factors associated with neonaticide and provides an insight into recent developments on the introduction of Safe Haven laws in the US. Little is known about the risk factors associated with neonaticide in Australia. Given recent interest in developing policies to prevent or reduce neonaticide in Australia, there is a pressing need for more research in this area. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Messages Early identification improves positive outcomes for pregnant women and babies. Education initiatives to target non‐antenatal professionals as well as other non‐medical professionals who may come into contact with potentially high‐risk women. Training must include recognising signs of a neglected and hidden pregnancy as well as early signs of pregnancy. Upon suspicion of pregnancy, referral to an appropriate professional should be made. Confidentiality is of paramount importance.

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Characteristics of child abuse homicides in the state of Kansas from 1994 to 2007

Cited by 42 publications

References 15 publications

Intra- and extra-familial child homicide in Sweden 1992–2012: A population-based study

Intra- and extra-familial child homicide in Sweden 1992–2012: A population-based study

Preventing abusive head trauma resulting from a failure of normal interaction between infants and their caregivers

A Review of Maternal Neonaticide: A Need for Further Research Supporting Evidence‐Based Prevention in Australia

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