The Monash Deakin Addressing Filicide Research Hub has led four landmark studies into filicide in Australia, each deepening understanding and influencing national policy.
1. An Abominable Crime (2012)
A literature review on filicide in the context of parental separation and divorce.
Publication:
Brown, T., Tyson, D., & Fernandez Arias, P. (2012). Children Australia, 38(4), 151–160
2. Victorian Retrospective Study (2000–2009)
A statewide analysis of all child deaths by a parent or stepparent using Coroner’s Court data.
Publications:
- Brown, T., Tyson, D., Fernandez Arias, P., (2014). Filicide and Parental Separation and Divorce, Child Abuse Review, 23(2), 79-88
- Brown, T., Tyson, D., Fernandez Arias, P., (2014). Filicide: Recasting Research and Intervention, Child Abuse Review, 23(2), 75-78
3. National Filicide Study (2000–2012)
A national review of filicide cases in partnership with the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Publications:
- Brown, T., Lyneham, S., Bryant, W., Tomison, A., Tyson, D., Fernandez Arias, P., Bricknell, S. (2019). Filicide in Australia, a National Study, AIC Report Series, Australian Government and Australian Institute of Criminology
- Brown, T., Lyneham, S., Bryant, W., F Tomison, A., Tyson, D., Fernandez Arias, P. and Bricknell, S. (2019). Filicide Offenders, Trends and Issues, No 568, February 2019, Australian Government and Australian Institute of Criminology
- Brown, T., Tyson, D., and Fernandez Arias, P. (2020). Filicide: The Australian Story, Children Australia, Volume 45/Issue 4, pp 279-284, Cambridge Core, England
4. Victorian Filicide Study II (2009–2019)
Follow-up study exploring profiles, risk factors, and service contact.
Publications:
- Brown, T., Tyson, D., Fernandez Arias, P. (2025). Filicide: Moving Research into Practice, Children Australia, August, 1-8
- A series of articles in Open Access Government (UK), 2024–2025
- Filicide: Recasting Research & Intervention
Editorial on key findings and policy gaps
📄 [Download PDF] - Filicide and Parental Separation/Divorce
Peer-reviewed analysis of sociological and legal factors
📄 Included above - Conference Abstracts: Addressing Filicide International Conference (2015)
Global presentations from Melbourne and Prato
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