When Caregivers Kill - Understanding Child Murder By Parents and Other Guardians

Informationen zum Autor Betty L. Alt is author or co-author of twelve books including Policewomen: Life with the Badge, Following the Flag: Marriage and the Modern Military, and others. She is a lecturer in sociology and criminology at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Sandra K. Wells is co-author with Betty Alt of Wicked Women, Fleecing Grandma and Grandpa, and other titles. She recently retired after twenty-nine years in law enforcement, fifteen as Chief Investigator with the Pueblo County, Colorado District Attorney's office. She lectures in criminology at Pueblo Community College. Each year in the U.S. hundreds of children under the age of ten are killed by parents, relatives, or other caregivers. In recent years, families have become less dependent on kinship and neighborhood relationships, so they may become nearly invisible to those who might otherwise be involved in their activities. Because of this isolation, danger to children often does not become visible to the public until the child is injured or, worse, dead. This book offers an overview of the various caregivers involved in child homicide. It covers murders committted by mothers, fathers, babysitters, and others and examines the common circumstances that lead to such violence. Using cases throughout, the authors reveal the extent and nature of child homicide in chilling detail. Readers will come away from the book with a greater understanding of the problem--the triggers that lead to child homicide, the motives and means, what killers have in common, and how to prevent and address child homicide.

Product details

• Authors: Betty L Alt, Betty L. Alt, Betty L. Wells Alt, Alt Betty L., Sandra K Wells, Sandra K. Wells, Wells Sandra K.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2010
• EAN: 9781442200777
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0077-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, PSYCHOLOGY / Forensic Psychology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Crime & criminology, Criminal law: procedure & offences