Most child homicides are committed by a perpetrator who has a maternal or paternal relationship with their victim which is commonly referred to as filicide. Previous research has examined differences in how maternal and paternal perpetrators are discussed in the media but there is a paucity of research comparing the treatment of maternal and paternal perpetrators in the criminal justice system.

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杀戮子女和刑事司法结果：母亲和父亲的犯罪者是否受到不同的对待？


大多数儿童凶杀案都是由与受害者有母系或父系关系的犯罪者实施的，这通常被称为“杀子案”。先前的研究探讨了媒体如何讨论母亲和父亲施暴者的差异，但很少有研究比较刑事司法系统中母亲和父亲施暴者的待遇。