Analysis of Parricide and Filicide in Korea / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
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: 66-72, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-62928
ABSTRACT
Parricide, the crime of murdering a parent, accounts for about 5% of all homicides. Filicide is the crime of murdering one's own child. This study aimed to review demographic features and criminal characteristics of individuals who committed parricide and filicide in Republic of Korea (ROK). This study is based on data from the Korea Police Crime Analysis System, from 2006~2013. We assessed the diverse characteristics of both victims and perpetrators. Over the selected period, 381 parents were killed by their children and 230 children were killed by parents in the ROK. Parricides caused by schizophrenic murders accounted for 39.6% of all cases. Moreover, approximately 44.4% of the perpetrators attempted suicide following the maternal filicide. In our findings, psychiatric illness was a very important predictor in parricide, and these further suggest that young mothers with severe mental illness require careful monitoring by mental health support service.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parents
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Schizophrenia
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Suicide, Attempted
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Mental Health
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Police
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Crime
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Criminals
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Republic of Korea
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Homicide
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Korea
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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