SOC 2760 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Fetus, Filicide, Head Injury
29 Nov 2012
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Amber alert began in 1996 and notify us of missing children. Reality of child homicide is that far more children are killed by their family members than by strangers. Average of 2000 children murdered in period of 1 year in united states. During 17th and 18th century in france, fathers decided whether children lived or died. 1741 thomas coram established a home to provide refuge for infants and young children cast away by their mothers. Throughout time, children are killed at hands of both family members and strangers as a result of abuse and negligence. Parents have even killed children as a way to hurt the child"s other parent. Children make up 10% to 20% of homicide victims in australia, canada, united kingdom, and us. Estimated 6 children killed each day in us. Homicide rate for children (younger than 15) 5x higher in us than other 25 countries combined (high income countries)
