Fatal Factors For Preschoolers: Victims, Offenders, And Context
Keywords
assault; child homicide; child victimization; fatal child abuse; NIBRS; violent crime
Abstract
This research examines how victim and offender characteristics, as well as contextual factors are related to the lethality of assaults for children less than 5 years old. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data for 2006 to 2011 were analyzed using logistic regression techniques to estimate two models designed to explore factors associated with the death of preschoolers. Results indicate that the probability of fatality is significantly influenced by victim and offender characteristics, victim–offender relationship, weapon used, time of incident, and region of the United States in which the incident occurred.
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Publication Title
Homicide Studies
Volume
21
Issue
1
Number of Pages
3-20
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1088767915624948
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85008936575 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85008936575
STARS Citation
Clifford, Janice E.; Tetzlaff-Bemiller, Melissa J.; Jarvis, John P.; Huff-Corzine, Lin; and Weaver, Greg S., "Fatal Factors For Preschoolers: Victims, Offenders, And Context" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 4751.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/4751