According to a study in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals, in Utah, child abuse homicide offenders and adulthomicide offenders seem to be convicted at a similar rate. Childabuse homicide offenders also appear to receive comparable levelsin how severe they are sentenced. The researchers write: "Homicide ranks as one of the top five causes of childhood death inthe United States. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systemreported 1,740 child fatalities in 2008 resulting from child abuseand neglect, representing a fatality rate from abuse and neglect of2.33 per 100,000 children in the general population." Theresearchers describe child abuse homicide as "an act or a failureto act on part of a guardian that results in a child's death." In order to compare the conviction rate and how severe thesentencing was for adult homicide offenders and child abusehomicide offenders, Hilary A. Hewes, M.D., and colleagues from theUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, analyzed homicide data from theNational Violent Death Reporting System in the state for all deathsthat were outlined as homicides between January 2002 and December2007. The Utah State Code explains that: "criminal homicideconstitutes child abuse homicide if, under circumstances notamounting to aggravated murder, the actor causes the death of aperson younger than 18 years and the death results from childabuse." During the investigational period, they discovered 373 homicides inUtah, 334 of which were incorporated in the examination. 66 cases(19.8%) were child homicides, out of which 52 cases (15.6%) werebelieved to be child abuse homicide, according to Utah Statues. 34of the 52 cases were within Utah state jurisdiction and hadidentified a suspect. Out of the 34 cases, 30 had convicted thesuspect, making a conviction rate of 88.2%. Out of the 268 adulthomicide cases that were included in the investigation, 135 hadidentified a suspect. Of the 135 cases, 112 had convicted thesuspect (83%). The researchers discovered that out of the 211 homicideconvictions, the conviction rate for child abuse homicides (88.2%)was comparable to the conviction rate for adult offenders (83%).They discovered no considerable differences in the level of crimeor how severe suspects were sentenced between child abuses homicideand adult homicide. Furthermore, examinations revealed that most ofthe suspects of child abuse homicide were male, the parent of thevictim and of white race/ethnicity. The researchers conclude: "Suspects of child abuse homicide are convicted at a rate similarto that of suspects of adult homicide and receive similar levels offelony conviction and severity of sentencing. Much could be learnedby replicating this study in other states and by comparing dataacross legislations for conviction and sentencing outcomes." Written by Grace Rattue Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Additional References Citations. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Rexroth Hydraulic Valves , Directional Control Valve, and more. For more , please visit Tandem Hydraulic Pump today!
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