Characteristics of Infant Homicides: Findings From a U.S. Multisite Reporting System

Fujiwara, Takeo; Barber, Catherine; Schaechter, Judy; Hemenway, David

doi:10.1542/peds.2008-3675

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“…The hypothesis that maltreatment deaths represent a spectrum, rather than a single homogeneous group, is supported by our research and concurs with much of the published research into fatal maltreatment (Fujiwara, et al, 2009;Guileyardo, Prahlow, & Barnard, 1999). The classification system suggested was found to be workable in practice, and to provide some insight into different types of fatal maltreatment.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…The slight male excess has been shown in other studies of fatal maltreatment (Fujiwara, et al, 2009;Klevens & Leeb, 2010). Ethnic differences vary from country to country, and the dichotomised grouping we used may mask subtle differences within and between particular ethnic groups.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Previous research has indicated that there is a spectrum of fatal maltreatment (Christoffel & Liu, 1983;Fujiwara, Barber, Schaechter, & Hemenway, 2009;Reder, Duncan, & Gray, 1993). Expanding on this, our own experience suggests that maltreatment-related fatalities can be classified in five broad groups: infanticide and covert homicide; severe physical assaults; extreme neglect/deprivational abuse; deliberate/overt homicide; and deaths related to but not directly caused by maltreatment.…”

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Fatal child maltreatment in england

Sidebotham

Bailey

Belderson

et al. 2011

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Fatal child maltreatment in England 2 Authors' ContributionsThe original idea for this paper came from Peter Sidebotham, who carried out the primary analysis and wrote the first and subsequent drafts of the paper.Sue Bailey and Pippa Belderson carried out the data extraction and coding and contributed to the analysis and to reviews of drafts of the paper.Marian Brandon had oversight of the main research project and contributed to data analysis and to reviews of drafts of the paper. Conflicts of InterestThe authors are all involved in ongoing analysis of Serious Case Reviews in England. There are no other conflicts of interest. FundingThis project was funded by grants from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now Department for Education), UK Government. The Department for Children, Schools and Families provided access to all data used in this study. The study design, the interpretation of the results and the decision to submit for publication rested solely with the authors. Fatal child maltreatment in England 3 AbstractObjective: This paper presents comprehensive and up-to-date data covering four years of Serious Case Reviews into fatal child maltreatment in England. Methods: Information on all notified cases of fatal maltreatment between April 2005 and March 2009was examined to obtain case characteristics related to a systemic classification of five broad groups of maltreatment deaths (severe physical assaults; covert homicide/infanticide; overt homicide; extreme neglect/deprivational abuse; deaths related to but not directly caused by maltreatment).Results: A total of 276 cases was recorded giving an incidence of 0.63 cases per 100,000 children (0-17) per year. 246 cases could be classified based on the data available. Of these the commonest specific group was those children who died as a result of severe physical assaults. Apparently deliberate overt and covert homicide was less common, whilst deaths as a direct consequence of neglect were rare. In contrast, some evidence of neglect was found in at least 40% of all cases, though not the direct cause of death.Conclusions: Class characteristics differ between the different categories of death and may suggest the need for different strategies for prevention.

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Fatal child maltreatment in england

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“…[53][54][55][56] Patterns of violent death vary across the age spectrum, and do not form a homogeneous group (Box 2). [57][58][59] A study of 267 Serious Case Reviews into fatal cases of maltreatment in…”

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Patterns of child death in England and Wales

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Over the past century child mortality rates have fallen to very low levels in all developed countries. However, there remain wide variations both between and within countries, and in many child deaths factors can be identified which could be modified to reduce the risks of future deaths. An understanding of the nature and patterns of child death and of the factors contributing to child deaths is essential to driving preventive initiatives. This paper reports on the epidemiology of child deaths in England and Wales. It draws on available data, particularly death registration data and other available datasets, along with published literature to highlight the issues relevant to reducing child deaths in developed countries. We highlight the different patterns of mortality at different ages within five broad categories of death: perinatal causes, congenital abnormalities, acquired natural causes, external causes, and unexplained deaths. Within each category we explore what is known about the main causes of death and some of the contributory factors and highlight how this knowledge may be used to help drive prevention initiatives.

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“…5 Children in the first year of life are the most vulnerable to becoming victims of homicide, 6,7 including maternal infanticide. 8,9 The killing of female infants is a recognized problem in some patriarchal societies where girls are less valued than boys and viewed as a financial liability. 10 A homicide study in Dar-es-Salaam, in the United Republic of Tanzania, showed a very high rate of early infanticide (27.7 per 100 000 infants less than 1 week old) but an overall homicide rate among children younger than 15 years of 0.54 per 100 000.…”

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The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

2012

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BackgroundThere is a lack of national data on child homicides in South Africa and child abuse is considered to be a major problem. Yet, there is a limited understanding of the relationship between child deaths and abuse.AimTo describe the incidence of both overall child homicide and fatal child abuse by age and gender.MethodsA national retrospective study at a stratified random sample of 38 mortuaries was conducted to identify all child homicides for the year 2009. Data was gathered from mortuary files, autopsy reports and police interviews.ResultsSouth Africa has a child homicide rate of 5.5 per 100 000 under 18 years. The age pattern indicates a bimodal age distribution with child homicides more likely to occur in the age group 0–4 years for females, 8.3 per 100 000, while older males were more likely to be victims, 21.7 per 100 000 in the 15–17 age group for males. Nearly half (45%) of all child homicides are due to child abuse, with such murders more likely to occur in the 0–4 age group. Children who were killed due to abuse were more likely to be killed at home with 64% of these children were killed by a mother.SignificanceRates of child homicide in South Africa are higher than the global average in particular for younger children with such deaths more likely to be child abuse related.

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Characteristics of Infant Homicides: Findings From a U.S. Multisite Reporting System

Abstract: The circumstances involved in the type 1 homicides (beatings by caretakers) suggested that those attacks occurred impulsively, death was unintended, and emergency care was summoned, often with a false story. Previous abuse was suspected in more than one half of those incidents.

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Fatal child maltreatment in england

Fatal child maltreatment in england

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The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

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