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Citation

Walsh JA, Krienert JL. J. Interpers. Violence 2009; 24(9): 1450-1477.

Affiliation

Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260508323661

PMID

18768742

Abstract

This article examines 11 years (1995-2005) of National Incident Based Reporting System data comparing victim, offender, and incident characteristics for two types of child-initiated family violence: child-parent violence (CPV) and parricide. The objective is to better understand the victim-offender relationship for CPV and parricide and to highlight distinguishing features between the two offenses. This work extends the research and addresses shortcomings in the extant literature. Data analysis consists of chi-square tests and logistic regression. Findings suggest that CPV and parricide are distinct and unique crimes. In short, parricide offenders and victims are both older than CPV offenders and victims, with CPV offenders more likely to be female, more likely to be African American, and less likely to use a weapon than parricide offenders. The study calls for future research and exploration of preliminary support for a family violence escalation hypothesis.

Language: en

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