Endangered Children : Neonaticide, Infanticide and Filicide


Lita Linzer. Schwartz
Bok Engelsk 2000 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : CRC Press, , 2000.
Omfang
1 online resource (218 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Front cover; Preface; The Authors; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Children: An Endangered Species Throughout History; Chapter 2. Neonaticide in Theory and in History: Who are the Perpretrators of Neonaticide?; Chapter 3. Motives for Murder; Chapter 4. Neonaticide and Its Alternatives; Chapter 5. Neonaticide and the Law; Chapter 6. Infanticide and Filicide by Parents and Their Surrogates; Chapter 7. Neonaticide, Infanticide, Filicide, and the Law; Chapter 8. Choice and Reproduction: Political and Other Arguments; Chapter 9. Child Homicide: Preventive Measures. - Chapter 10. Concluding Thoughts and RecommendationsAppendix A: Neonaticide Cases by State*: Year, Age of the Accused, Charge, and Outcome (N=86); Appendix B: Sample of Infanticide and Filicide Cases*; References; Index; Back cover. - What sets the stage for a parent of a newborn to abandon it to an almost certain death? This book addresses this question and many others not culturally supported. It examines sociobiological, historical and literary perspectives, and mothers in terms of history and motives.
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Dewey
ISBN
0849313090

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