P018 - Crime and Sentencing of Parents Who Committed Crimes in Child Abuse Death Cases Charges and sentencing of the perpetrator in child abuse death cases

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Abstract

Currently, about 70 children die in Japan every year due to parental abuse.
Nearly half of them try to die with their children when their parents commit suicide, while the other half die from physical abuse or neglect.
If such a case occurs, the police arrest the parent, who is then referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office, which charges the case with the court, the court will try and determine the charges and sentencing of the accused.
More than 90 percent of them are manslaughter or manslaughter by neglect of a person in charge, and the charge of murder is rarely applicable.
The researchers will analyze court records and publish their findings, including their involvement with welfare agencies.Accept and Continue

Author

• 齋藤知子 TOMOKO SAITO, Teikyou Heisei University