Jason J
Am J Dis Child. 1983 Jun;137(6):578-81. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140320054012.
Violence toward children is an acknowledged pediatric problem, but physicians may not be aware that it is a leading cause of pediatric mortality. Therefore, I used homicide data for persons younger than 18 years of age to characterize child homicide. There are two broad categories: The first predominates until the victim age of 3 years, is intrafamilial, and is associated with bodily force and poorly defined precipitating events. It might be described as fatal child abuse. The second type predominates after the victim age of 12 years, is extrafamilial, involves guns or knives, occurs during arguments or criminal acts by the offender, and may represent children unsupervised in an adult environment. Homicides that occur in children between 3 and 12 years of age are a mixture of these two types.
对儿童的暴力行为是一个公认的儿科问题，但医生可能并未意识到这是导致儿童死亡的主要原因之一。因此，我利用18岁以下人群的杀人数据来描述儿童杀人情况。主要有两大类：第一类在受害者3岁之前占主导，发生在家庭内部，与暴力行为以及定义模糊的诱发事件有关。这可被描述为致命的虐待儿童行为。第二类在受害者12岁之后占主导，发生在家庭外部，涉及枪支或刀具，发生在犯罪者的争吵或犯罪行为期间，可能代表着在成人环境中无人监管的儿童。3至12岁儿童的杀人案件是这两种类型的混合。
