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A Decade of Child-Initiated Family Violence

Comparative Analysis of Child—Parent Violence and Parricide Examining Offender, Victim, and Event Characteristics in a National Sample of Reported Incidents, 1995-2005

Illinois State University, Normal, jawalsh{at}ilstu.edu

Jessie L. Krienert

Illinois State University, Normal

This article examines 11 years (1995-2005) of National Incident Based Reporting System data comparing victim, offender, and incident characteristics for two types of child-initiated family violence: child—parent violence (CPV) and parricide. The objective is to better understand the victim—offender relationship for CPV and parricide and to highlight distinguishing features between the two offenses. This work extends the research and addresses shortcomings in the extant literature. Data analysis consists of chi-square tests and logistic regression. Findings suggest that CPV and parricide are distinct and unique crimes. In short, parricide offenders and victims are both older than CPV offenders and victims, with CPV offenders more likely to be female, more likely to be African American, and less likely to use a weapon than parricide offenders. The study calls for future research and exploration of preliminary support for a family violence escalation hypothesis.

Key Words: child—parent violence • parricide • family violence • escalation • violence • juveniles

This version was published on September 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 9, 1450-1477 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508323661


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