Endangered children : neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide /

"Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide, and Filicide provides a psychological, sociological, and criminological perspectives of these acts, as the authors answer the many questions that arise from these crimes." "With an emphasis on neonaticide in terms of motives, alternative...

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Main Author: Schwartz, Lita Linzer
Other Authors: Isser, Natalie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2000
Boca Raton, FL : c2000
Series:Pacific Institute series on forensic psychology
Pacific Institute series on forensic psychology
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Summary:"Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide, and Filicide provides a psychological, sociological, and criminological perspectives of these acts, as the authors answer the many questions that arise from these crimes." "With an emphasis on neonaticide in terms of motives, alternatives, defenses offered, and penalties imposed, this book will be of interest to everyone from social workers to attorneys. A secondary area of focus is infanticide and filicide, again with attention paid to motives, defenses, and legal outcomes. Particular attention is paid to psychological/psychiatric defenses that have been offered and their impact as reported in law review articles and elsewhere." "This text will examine the mothers of the victims in terms of background and motives along with the role, if any, mental illness plays in the deaths of their children."--BOOK JACKET
Item Description:This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC
Physical Description:xvi, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
xvi, 199 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-191) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0849313090