Weapons used by juveniles and adults to kill parents

摘要: VioLit summary: OBJECTIVE: The goal of this article by Heide was to analyze the weapons used in homicides committed children against parents (parricide). METHODOLOGY: A quasi-experimental design employed for study. Secondary analysis FBI Supplementary Homicide Reports from 1977-1986 conducted. Both adult and parricide offenders were included analysis. Biological analyzed separately stepparents. Single offender, single victim incidents concentration dataset 1368 fathers (92% all killed children), 887 mothers (86% all), 562 stepfathers (89%), 54 stepmothers (73%). Age offender method homicide examined. Descriptive statistics chi square data. FINDINGS/DISCUSSION: Firearms, knives or cutting instruments, blunt instruments (e.g., hammers), personal (i.e., bodily) predominated slaying 97% with one these weapons; 91% 87% were. Fathers significantly more likely than be firearms (p AUTHOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS: author argued that access firearms, particularly rifles shotguns, should severely restricted. It also advocated we try get information on circumstances including availability source weapons, threat attack victim, possible self-defense. needs make changes its data collection procedures coding multiple and/or permit linkages victims vice versa. EVALUATION: study, Reports, exist as best comprehensive kind inability include victim/offender cases, a weakness mentioned author, could provide some conclusions, though it is numbers excluded would have insignificant effects overall picture. This study provides useful descriptive involvement parricide. Given dearth literature parricide, over 18, essential information. However, findings can only limited way there no ability complete depth which led killings, discussed. access, are critical an understanding role play description due natural limitations Further investigation desperately needed connect killing parents. (CSPV Abstract - Copyright © 1992-2007 Center Study Prevention Violence, Institute Behavioral Science, Regents University Colorado) Domestic Violence Offender Parent Abuse Adult Victim Elder Juvenile Firearms Use Weapons 05-05