Temporal clustering of child homicide : contagion or illusion?

Investigation as to whether child homicide is subject to temporal clustering has found that none could be detected - results indicate that any given child homicide in Australia has no effect on the subsequent rate of child homicides - caution is needed before assuming that proximate events are neces...

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Published in:Australian & New Zealand journal of criminology 2001-08, Vol.34 (2), p.182-191
Main Authors: Carcach, Carlos, Goldney, Robert, Grabosky, Peter, Strang, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Clustering
Contagion
Contagion theory
Homicide
Immediate
Mass media
Murders & murder attempts
Publicity
Suicide
Temporal logic
Time
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Summary:Investigation as to whether child homicide is subject to temporal clustering has found that none could be detected - results indicate that any given child homicide in Australia has no effect on the subsequent rate of child homicides - caution is needed before assuming that proximate events are necessarily related - possibility that child homicide may be the product of contagion over a longer time frame as a consequence of intense media publicity - media should respect community sensibilities in reporting such events and avoid sensational coverage in an ethical and balanced manner.
ISSN:0004-8658
1837-9273
DOI:10.1177/000486580103400206