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Longitudinal analysis of Australian filicide perpetration trends: filicide in Victoria, 1860–1920
Citation
Nagy, VM and Rychner, G, Longitudinal analysis of Australian filicide perpetration trends: filicide in Victoria, 1860-1920, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 9, (4) ISSN 2202-7998 (2020) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
The historical examination of filicide in Australia is limited and often focuses on case studies of maternal filicides. Longitudinal trends of Australian filicide offending have focused almost exclusively on the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Our study aims to fill a gap in Australian criminological knowledge about filicide. Utilising prison and Supreme Court records from 1860 and 1920, we plot the extent of filicide offending by men and women in Victoria to create a more comprehensive picture of filicide perpetration. This study also tests whether identified motives and risk factors for filicide today can be applied to historical data, to make these data accessible to criminologists studying filicide in the twenty-first century.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | filicide, homicide, Australia, history, criminology |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Criminology |
Research Field: | Crime and social justice |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
UTAS Author: | Nagy, VM (Dr Vicky Nagy) |
ID Code: | 143356 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Criminology |
Deposited On: | 2021-03-12 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-05 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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