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21 Homicide Stud. 3 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/homcst21 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Homicide Studies 2017, Vol. 21(1) 3-20 Fatal Factors for 2016 SAGE Publications Reprints and permissions: Presc olrs: Vi ctims, fsagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1088767915624948 Offenders, and Context journals.sagepub.com/home/hsx @SAGE Janice E. Clifford, Melissa J. Tetzlaff-Bemiller2*, John P. Jarvis3, Lin Huff-Corzine4, Greg S. Weaver', and Jay Corzine4 Abstract This research examines how victim and offender characteristics, as well as contextual factors are related to the lethality of assaults for children less than 5 years old. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data for 2006 to 2011 were analyzed using logistic regression techniques to estimate two models designed to explore factors associated with the death of preschoolers. Results indicate that the probability of fatality is significantly influenced by victim and offender characteristics, victim-offender relationship, weapon used, time of incident, and region of the United States in which the incident occurred. Keywords child homicide, fatal child abuse, child victimization, violent crime, assault, NIBRS Introduction According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), homicide has been the third leading cause of death in the United States for children ages one through four every year since 2007 (CDC, 2007-2011). Compared with all industrialized nations, iAuburn University, AL, USA 2University of Memphis, Jackson, TN, USA 3Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, VA, USA AUniversity of Central Florida, Orlando, USA *Both authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding Author: Janice E. Clifford, Department of Sociology, Auburn University, 7030 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. Email: cliffje@auburn.edu

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