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008			110331s2005 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082			_a362.76 MOO
100			_aMoore, Elizabeth _91746
245			_aNo sun has shone : _bchild homicide in New Zealand : an analysis of a small scale sample of cases 1980-2003 _cMoore, Elizabeth
246			_bA thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in reepect of a Master of Arts degree in Criminology.
260			_c2005
300			_a150 p.; 30 cm
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520			_aThesis (MA - Criminology) - Victoria University of Wellington, 2005. This thesis involves an analysis of 69 cases of child homicides that occurred in New Zealand from 1980 to 2003 and that are considered solved. The source material for the study was data obtained primarily from New Zealand Coroners' inquest files. Information gathering focused on the victims and their situations at the time of their deaths, rather than, as with other studies, the offenders and their stated or supposed motivations. Murder-suicide events were separated from homicides. Gender of both victims and perpetrators was examined, as well as victim's age and familial or other relationships to perpetrators. In 65 cases post-mortem examinations were available and showed, contrary to both international findings and the researcher's expectation that in only 15 cases (23%) was there evidence of on-going abuse prior to the crime. The principal finding of this study is that by focusing on the situation and factors surrounding the victims, rather than the offenders, a more complete picture of the child homicides emerges. The author argues that it is important to examine factors that are common among victims, rather than perpetrators, to be able to understand and therefore mitigate future child homicide. Because the data gathered in this study relates to only a sample of child homicides within the relevant period, the findings have to be treated with caution. The author suggests issues and themes for future research.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDEMOGRAPHICS _9189
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHOMICIDE _9297
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aNEGLECT _9401
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c2797 _d2797