Global Systematic Review: Child Murder from the Perspective of Perpetrators Public

Abstract

Child murder continues to be a growing public health problem. The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the literature on child murder perpetration from the perspective of perpetrators. Our team searched five databases utilizing terms related to child murder, including filicide and perpetrators (e.g., mother). There were no limits on geography, date of publication, or study design. We included articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The final search resulted in 2,612 after removing duplicates. Exclusion criteria were employed to the 65 articles in full text review, which left us with 8 articles total for extraction. The studies took place mostly in incarcerated settings (n=6), but others took place in various psychiatric and clinical settings (n=2). All articles took a qualitative approach (n=8) which primarily encompassed semi-structured interviews (n=5). Perpetrators biographical factors, gender differences, and societal barriers were common themes across these studies. Female perpetrators were held to higher expectations than male perpetrators when it came to caregiving. Structural factors, including strict gender roles, were not discussed at length even though female perpetrators were the predominant population amongst the studies. This study emphasized the need for more robust theories and methodologies to understand the perspectives of perpetrators of this crime. Understanding perpetrators’ motivations and rationality regarding the crime will aid in future prevention efforts in the elimination of violence against children. 

Table of Contents

I. Glossary of Terms..………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1

II. Introduction..........…………….………………………………………………………………………………………….2-5

Figure 1. Resnick Filicide Classification Table....4

III. Methodology....……….....……………………………………………………………………………………………….6-8

Figure 2. PRISMA Diagram...7

IV.Results...….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9-18

Table 1. Eight Articles on Child Murder Perpetration from the Perspective of Perpetrators by Author and Publication Year...12

V. Discussion & Conclusion.………………………………………………………………………………………………19-21

VI. Public Health Implications…………………………………………………………………………………………….22

VII. References.........................……………….…………………………………………………………………………23-28

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	M.P.H.
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Sociology, Criminology and Penology
Mot-clé	Child Murder Fatal Child Maltreatment Violence Filicide Infanticide
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Dabney P. Evans, Emory University
Committee Members	Subasri Narasimhan, Emory University Martin Di Marco, Argentinean National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)

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