When Parents Kill Children

Examines the widely-misunderstood topic of filicide, including the types, circumstances and causes leading to these tragic events
Explores case studies in countries such as the US, Chile, South Africa, Ireland, Chile, and Japan

Addresses the involvement of family and friends in the aftermath of filicide

Examines the widely-misunderstood topic of filicide, including the types, circumstances and causes leading to these tragic events Explores case studies in countries such as the US, Chile, South Africa, Ireland, Chile, and Japan Addresses the involvement of family and friends in the aftermath of filicide

Auteur

Thea Brown is Professor (Emerita) in the Department of Social Work, Monash University, Victoria, Australia, and is co-director of the Monash-Deakin Filicide Research Hub.

Danielle Tyson is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, and is co-director of the Monash-Deakin Filicide Research Hub.

Paula Fernandez Arias is an associate researcher with the Monash-Deakin Filicide Research Hub.

Contenu

Part I: Incidence.- 1. Canadian Trends in Filicide by Gender of the Accused, 19612011; Myrna Dawson.- 2. The Incidence of Filicide in Chile, a Study of the Years 2010 to 2012; Roberto M. Rodríguez and Paula Fernandez Arias.- 3. Developing an Understanding of Filicide in South Africa; Shanaaz Mathews and Naeemah Abrahams.- 4. Filicide in Japn ; Katsuhiro Yasumi.- Part II: Explaining Filicide.- 5. When Men Murder Children; Russell Dobash and Rebecca Dobash.- 6. A New Paradigm on Family Assailants; Colin Pritchard, Richard Williams and Paula Fernandez Arias.- 7. Familicide-Suicide; Carolyn Johnson and Mark Sachmann.- 8. Explaining Filicide in Australia; Thea Brown, Danielle Tyson and Paula Fernandez Arias.- 9. Filicide and Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Arizona; Shannon Rupp.- Part III: Intervention and Prevention.- 10. Protecting Children Living with Domestic Violence; Randal David and Peter Jaffe.- 11. What Can Professionals and Families Do? Missed Opportunities toProtect ; Jo Cavanagh.- 12. Preventing Filicide through Reform to the Mental Health Act (2001); Una Butler.- 13. Raising the Status of Families, Friends and Community Members in Reviewing Domestic Homicides; Frank Mullane.

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