RT Article
T1 Parricide in Thailand: Its Causes, Characteristics, and Factors
JF Homicide studies
VO 27
IS 2
SP 275
OP 295
A1 Manujantarat, Thitipun
A2 Kanyajit, Sunee
A2 Rujipark, Veenunkarn
A2 Unmarerng, Noppawan
A2 Sokantat, Natthapon
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1841093777
AB To date, studies as to parricide have mostly pertained to Western contexts. This study is the first exploratory research to consider parricide in Thailand alongside its patterns, causes and factors within this specific socio-cultural context. In-depth interviews were employed with 21 male perpetrators of parricide serving sentences in three prisons in Thailand. These interviews found that the victims had abused and committed domestic violence against the perpetrator prior to the parricide. Furthermore, the act of parricide in each case derived from the anger of, and unplanned use of weapons (i.e., sticks, kitchen tools and farming tools) by, a sole perpetrator.
K1 Rehabilitation
K1 substance/alcohol abuse
K1 self-control theory and general strain theory
K1 social bond theory
K1 Thailand
K1 parricide
DO 10.1177/10887679211031286