Child Homicide - Parents Who Kill

Informationen zum Autor Lita Linzer Schwartz, Natalie Isser Klappentext Neonaticide is practiced on every continent and by every level of cultural complexity; from governments that legislate population limits to families who let a sickly infant die rather than expend the resources. This book examines neonaticide in its historical! cultural! psychological! and legal aspects. It details neonaticide's many forms! including Munchausen-by-Proxy! and investigates the role of the father--responsible in roughly 75 percent of these cases. The authors study media influence on public opinion! copycat crime! and legal bias! and explain the legal defenses! including insanity! and differential post-partum diagnosis. They suggest possible new policies! punishments! and preventive measures. Zusammenfassung Examines the crime of neonaticide from various angles including historical, cultural, psychological, and legal. This book explains legal defenses including insanity, differential post partum diagnosis such as post-partum psychosis, and discusses fresh policies, more appropriate, therapeutic punishments, and preventive measures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Children: An Endangered Species Throughout History. Neonaticide in Theory and in History: Who are the Perpetrators of Neonaticide? Motives for Murder. Neonaticide and Its Alternatives. Neonaticide and the Law. Infanticide and Filicide by Parents and Their Surrogates. Neonaticide, Infanticide, Filicide, and the Law. Choice and Reproduction: Political and Other Arguments. Child Homicide: Preventive Measures. Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations.

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• Autori: Natalie Isser, Natalie (Pennsylvania State University Isser, Natalie (Wyncote Isser, Natalie K. Isser, Isser Natalie, Isser Natalie K, Lita Linzer Schwartz, Lita Linzer (Pennsylvania State Universi Schwartz, Lita Linzer (Pennsylvania State University Schwartz, Lita Linzer Isser Schwartz, Schwartz Lita Linzer
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.08.2006
• EAN: 9780849393662
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-9366-2
• Pagine: 312
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, Psychiatry, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology