[Infanticide. Social and forensic aspects].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Kindstötungen. Soziale und gutachterliche Aspekte.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 0400773 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1433-0407 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00282804 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nervenarzt Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Berlin : Springer Verlag
    • Subject Terms:
      Pregnancy, Unwanted*; Child Abuse/*statistics & numerical data ; Infanticide/*statistics & numerical data ; Psychotic Disorders/*epidemiology ; Social Behavior Disorders/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Germany/epidemiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Pregnancy ; Prevalence ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors ; Sex Distribution ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Infanticides are not specifically classified in German criminal records. Thus, the number of infanticides varies depending on different sources of information. Reports from expert witnesses (n=48, 1980-2007) from the German regions around Munich and Rostock were analyzed retrospectively in order to identify sociodemographic, clinical and forensic characteristics of child murders. In 87.5% of the cases the victims were the natural children of which 25 were younger than 1 year old. Female offenders outnumbered male offenders by 3:1 and on average females were 8 years younger than males (26.5 years for females and 34.2 years for males). The motives included unwanted pregnancy/child, altruistic deeds, acute psychoses, child abuse (sexual abuse, neglect or negligence), drug or alcohol abuse, sadistic punishment of the child and revenge on partners. In 27 cases a restricted or exemption from criminal responsibility was acknowledged. About one third of the offenders consulted a physician before the crime. For an improvement in primary prevention, support networks should be integrated and sensitized to the problem.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20100710 Date Completed: 20120322 Latest Revision: 20211020
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s00115-010-3065-x
    • Accession Number:
      20617427