Epidemiology of child homicide in Jefferson County, Alabama

Lyman, Jacquelyn M; McGwin, Gerald; Malone, Darren E; Taylor, Allison J.; Brissie, Robert M.; Davis, Gregory G.; Rue, Loring W.

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(03)00166-2

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“…These results emphasise the importance of severe physical assault as the commonest form of fatal maltreatment, with non-accidental head injuries being the most common mode of death in this group, a finding in keeping with other published studies (Fujiwara, et al, 2009;Lyman, et al, 2003;Nielssen, Large, Westmore, & Lackersteen, 2009). Where we were able to ascertain from the data, the father or father figure was most commonly implicated in these assaults, but a surprising number involved both parents, or other adults, including baby sitters.…”

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Fatal child maltreatment in England, 2005–2009

Sidebotham

Bailey

Belderson

et al. 2011

Child Abuse & Neglect

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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, 2005–2009

Sidebotham

Bailey

Belderson

et al. 2011

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…16,37 Studies have shown that even in well-resourced settings child abuse cannot be prevented through service provision and identification of children at risk, as evidenced by the fact that children known to child protection services continue to be killed. 31,38,39 A focus on primary prevention is imperative, coupled with interventions to strengthen parenting skills, which have proved effective in high-, middle-and low-income settings. 40,41 South Africa needs to research and test these models before taking them to scale.…”

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The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

Mathews

Abrahams

Jewkes

et al. 2013

Bull. World Health Organ.

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“…There are mixed results regarding whether a particular race is at greater risk for experiencing NAT [9,[24][25][26]28]. Of note, black children have a greater risk of mortality from NAT [16,34]. Children who are born prematurely or with concomitant medical conditions are at higher risk of experiencing NAT [3,10,22,30,35,42,44].…”

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“…In 29% of these children, rib fractures were the only orthopaedic injury caused by NAT. The number of fractures may provide a clue toward whether the injury was Lyman et al [34] Retrospective review of child homicides younger than 6 years of age 36% 64% 61% 23%…”

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“…There is a wide range in the reported incidence of NAT, ranging from 0.47 per 100,000 to 2000 per 100,000 [2,43]. A wide range of risk factors have been investigated, including birth order and family structure to whether the perpetrator had been abused as a child [3,6,14,30,34]. Studies reviewing orthopaedic injuries as a result of NAT are a bit more homogeneous with fractures in some bones being clearly more related to NAT than others [27,31,39].…”

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The Epidemiology of Nonaccidental Trauma in Children

Mulpuri

Slobogean

Tredwell

2011

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Abuse of children is abhorrent in Western society and, yet, is not uncommon. Nonaccidental trauma (NAT) is the result of a complex sociopathology. Not all of the causative factors of NAT are known, many are incompletely described, not all function in each case, and many are secondary to preexisting pathology in other areas. Questions/purposes We therefore addressed the following questions in this review: (1) Conclusions It is important to consider child, family, and societal factors when confronted with suspicions of child abuse. Our review demonstrates the currently limited information on the true incidence of NAT. To determine a much more accurate incidence of NAT, there needs to be a population-based surveillance program conducted through primary care providers.

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Epidemiology of child homicide in Jefferson County, Alabama

Cited by 37 publications

References 32 publications

Fatal child maltreatment in England, 2005–2009

Fatal child maltreatment in England, 2005–2009

The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

The Epidemiology of Nonaccidental Trauma in Children

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