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Female-Offender Parricides in South Korea, 1948–1963: Offender and Offense Characteristics

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Existing parricide research is largely situated within a North American and European context, and foregrounds mental illness or adolescent offender typologies. As such, a gap exists on parricides in other cultural contexts and those perpetrated by women. This paper examines historic domestic parricides committed by women in South Korea (“Korea”). Chosun Ilbo, a major Korean newspaper, was used as the data source to search for parricide cases reported between 1 January 1948 and 31 December 1963. Of the 102 newspaper articles on 92 completed or attempted parricide incidents during this period, 14 involved a female offender. Qualitative content and narrative analysis were employed. Findings indicate that daughters-in-law killed their fathers and mothers-in-law during routine domestic conflicts and in premediated attacks in response to verbal and emotional abuse unique to Korean women’s post-marital residence patterns. The implications of women’s subordinated positions in hierarchically organized family systems and cultural ideologies about women and crime are discussed.

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PARRICIDE VARIABLE CODE SHEET

PARRICIDE VARIABLE CODE SHEET

  • 1) CASE NUMBER (CASNUM)

  • 2) DATE OF OFFENSE REPORTED (DOFREP)

  • 3) PARRICIDE TYPE (PARTYP):

    • 311=son kills father/uncle/grandfather

    • 312=son kills mother/aunt/grandmother

    • 313=son kills both

    • 314=daughter kills father

    • 315=daughter kills mother

    • 316=daughter kills both

    • 317=children kill parent

    • 318=sibling combo kill parent

    • 321=stepson kills father

    • 322=stepson kills mother

    • 323=stepson kills both

    • 324=stepdaughter kills father

    • 325=stepdaughter kills mother

    • 326=stepdaughter kills both

    • 331=son-in-law kills father-in-law

    • 332=son-in-law kills mother-in-law

    • 333=son-in-law kills both

    • 334=daughter-in-law kills father-in-law

    • 335=daughter-in-law kills mother-in-law

    • 336=daughter-in-law kills both

  • 4) VICTIM COUNT (VICCNT)

  • 5) NAME OF OFFENDER (OFFNAM)

  • 6) AGE OF OFFENDER (OFFAGE)

  • 7) NAME OF VICTIM (VICNAM)

  • 8) AGE OF VICTIM (VICAGE)

  • 9) PROVINCE OF OFFENSE (PRVNAM)

    • 1= North Chungcheong

    • 2= South Chungcheong

    • 3= Ganwon

    • 4= Gyonggi

    • 5= North Gyeongsang

    • 6= South Gyeongsang

    • 7= Jeju

    • 8= North Jeolla

    • 9= South Jeolla

    • 99-unknown

  • 10) WEAPON USED IN OFFENSE (WPNUSD)

    • 1=knife

    • 2=sickle

    • 3=axe

    • 4=hands & feet

    • 5=firearm

    • 6=poison

    • 7=other

    • 8= multiple weapons

    • 9=unknown

  • 11) INTENT (INTENT)

    • 1=PREMED=offense is premeditated

    • 2=SPON=spontaneous

    • 3=HIT=offender was a hitman

    • 4=ACCD=accidental

    • 9=unknown

  • 12) SOURCE OF CONFLICT (SOCCFT)

    • 1=defense of mom, self, or another family member/friend/acq

    • 2=long term finance (e.g., inheritance, land, life insurance, property)

    • 3=short term finance (e.g., spending money, robbery)

    • 4=trivial/domestic argument (e.g., food, living situation etc.)

    • 5= cover up crime

    • 6=disciplinary

    • 7=mental illness

    • 8=other

    • 9=unknown

  • 13) ALCOHOL (ALCOHL): alcohol was present in:

    • 1=victim

    • 2=offender

    • 3=both

    • 4=none

    • 9=unknown

  • 14) MURDER FOLLOWED BY SUICIDE (MURSUI)

    • 1=yes

    • 2=no

  • 15) FAMILY MASS MURDER (MLTCDE)

    • 1=yes

    • 2=no

  • 16) LIVING ARRANGEMENT IN HOUSEHOLD (LIVARN)

    • 1=together

    • 2=separate

    • 9=unknown

  • 17) GENERAL CHARACTER OF VICTIM (VICCHAC)

    • 1=positive

    • 2=negative

    • 9=unknown

  • 18) GENERAL CHARACTER OF OFFENDER (OFFCHAC)

    • 1=positive

    • 2=negative

    • 9=unknown

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Shon, P.C., Marques, O. Female-Offender Parricides in South Korea, 1948–1963: Offender and Offense Characteristics. Asian J Criminol 16, 395–413 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-021-09346-3

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