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Conference Paper: Child Homicides in Hong Kong: A Retrospective Review of a Ten-Year Period From 1989-1998
Title | Child Homicides in Hong Kong: A Retrospective Review of a Ten-Year Period From 1989-1998 |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Child Homicide Hong Kong Retrospective Review |
Issue Date | 2005 |
Citation | American Academy of Forensic Sciences 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2005. In Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 2005, v. XI, p. 273-274 How to Cite? |
Abstract | After attending this presentation, attendees will understand the characteristics
of child homicide in a predominantly Chinese population and thus be
able to compare and contrast with characteristics in their own population.
This presentation will impact the forensic community and/or
humanity by providing rare data on child homicide in a predominantly
Chinese culture. It also represents a systematic review of all child homicides
for all of Hong Kong in a ten year period. It shows similarities with
other published material but will also highlight differences which may be
cultural in nature.
This paper presents the findings of a retrospective review of all child
homicide cases seen in Hong Kong in a ten-year period between 1989 and
1998. In this period there were a total of 799 homicide incidents, with 948
victims and 1666 offenders. Children younger than 4 accounted for 7.3%
of victims (n = 69) and between ages 10-15, 8.8% of victims (n = 83).
However, there was a much lower homicide rate between ages 5 and 10,
accounting for only 2% (n = 19) of all homicide victims. These results are
consistent with previous statistics that child homicide had a bimodal
pattern, peaking in ‘very early childhood’ and ‘late adolescence’
(Christoffel)1 Victim-offender relationships, causes of death and manner of death
will also be discussed.
i Christoffel, K.K. (1984). Homicide in childhood: A public health
problem in need of attention. American Journal of Public Health, 74(1),
68-70. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/104747 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Beh, SL | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Broadhurst, RG | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-25T22:05:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-25T22:05:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | American Academy of Forensic Sciences 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2005. In Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 2005, v. XI, p. 273-274 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/104747 | - |
dc.description.abstract | After attending this presentation, attendees will understand the characteristics of child homicide in a predominantly Chinese population and thus be able to compare and contrast with characteristics in their own population. This presentation will impact the forensic community and/or humanity by providing rare data on child homicide in a predominantly Chinese culture. It also represents a systematic review of all child homicides for all of Hong Kong in a ten year period. It shows similarities with other published material but will also highlight differences which may be cultural in nature. This paper presents the findings of a retrospective review of all child homicide cases seen in Hong Kong in a ten-year period between 1989 and 1998. In this period there were a total of 799 homicide incidents, with 948 victims and 1666 offenders. Children younger than 4 accounted for 7.3% of victims (n = 69) and between ages 10-15, 8.8% of victims (n = 83). However, there was a much lower homicide rate between ages 5 and 10, accounting for only 2% (n = 19) of all homicide victims. These results are consistent with previous statistics that child homicide had a bimodal pattern, peaking in ‘very early childhood’ and ‘late adolescence’ (Christoffel)1 Victim-offender relationships, causes of death and manner of death will also be discussed. i Christoffel, K.K. (1984). Homicide in childhood: A public health problem in need of attention. American Journal of Public Health, 74(1), 68-70. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences | en_HK |
dc.subject | Child Homicide | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject | Retrospective Review | - |
dc.title | Child Homicides in Hong Kong: A Retrospective Review of a Ten-Year Period From 1989-1998 | en_HK |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Beh, SL: slbeh@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Broadhurst, RG: broadie@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 101967 | en_HK |