When Parents Kill Children: Understanding Filicide

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This edited collection addresses a substantial gap in the existing literature on filicide by presenting the latest research from empirical investigations around the world. Despite its low occurrence, little is known about the incidences, causes and circumstances of filicide nationally and globally, and this international volume address the challenges associated with explaining and understanding filicide. Additionally, the authors also outline the role of professionals in assessing risk, and the importance of support for, and advocacy of, families of victims in the aftermath of these tragic events. Exploring a truly diverse range of countries, from various English speaking countries, to Chile, and Japan, this book presents an authoritative look at research on filicide, and crucially, examines the programs currently being developed for both intervention and prevention. An important and well-researched collection, this book will be of particular interest for scholars of do mestic violence and filicide, as well as professionals such as social workers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Canadian Trends in Filicide by Gender of the Accused, 1961–2011 (Myrna Dawson)....Pages 3-25 The Incidence of Filicide in Chile: A Study of the Years 2010–2012 (Roberto Rodríguez Manríquez, Paula Fernandez Arias)....Pages 27-42 Developing an Understanding of Filicide in South Africa (Shanaaz Mathews, Naeemah Abrahams)....Pages 43-61 Filicide in Japan (Katsuhiro Yasumi)....Pages 63-77 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 When Men Murder Children (Russell P. Dobash, Rebecca E. Dobash)....Pages 81-101 A New Paradigm on Parents Who Kill: ‘The Mental Health Syndrome Paradigm’ (Colin Pritchard, Richard Williams, Paula Fernandez Arias)....Pages 103-124 Familicide-Suicide (Carolyn Harris Johnson, Mark Sachmann)....Pages 125-143 Filicide in Australia (Thea Brown, Danielle Tyson, Paula Fernandez Arias)....Pages 145-166 Filicide and Children with Special Health Care Needs in Arizona (Shannon Rupp)....Pages 167-178 Front Matter ....Pages 179-179 Protecting Children Living with Domestic Violence: Risk of Homicide in the Context of Immigration (Randal David, Peter Jaffe)....Pages 181-199 What Can Professionals and Families Do? Missed Opportunities to Protect—Sharing Knowledge to Inform Practice Change for Identifying Risks and Enabling Safety (Jo Cavanagh)....Pages 201-218 Preventing Filicide Through Reform to the Mental Health Act (2001): The Republic of Ireland (Una Butler)....Pages 219-240 Raising the Status of Families, Friends and Community Members in Reviewing Domestic Homicides (Frank Mullane)....Pages 241-257 Back Matter ....Pages 259-267