Research at a Glance
Homicide is a leading cause of death for children and infants in the U.S. The focus of this issue of Research at a Glance is Childrens Risk of Homicide: Victimization from birth to age 14, 1965 to 1995, a study by ICJIA Senior Research Analyst Carolyn Rebecca Block and Kimberly Vogt, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. A population-based examination of the risk of homicide over the 31-year period compares the risks for young children versus older teens and adults, boys versus girls, children of different racial/ethnic groups, and children in different developmental age groups.