Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide, and Filicide

Forside
CRC Press, 22. juni 2000 - 216 sider
People are horrified when parents kill their children, yet this act occurs daily on a global basis. Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide and Filicide provides a psychological, sociological, and criminological perspective of these acts, as the authors answer the many questions that arise from these crimes.

With an emphasis on neonati
 

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An Endangered Species Throughout History
1
Who are the Perpretrators of Neonaticide?
19
Chapter 3 Motives for Murder
39
Chapter 4 Neonaticide and Its Alternatives
57
Chapter 5 Neonaticide and the Law
77
Chapter 6 Infanticide and Filicide by Parents and Their Surrogates
91
Chapter 7 Neonaticide Infanticide Filicide and the Law
103
Political and Other Arguments
119
Preventive Measures
137
Chapter 10 Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations
151
Neonaticide Cases by State Year Age of the Accused Charge and Outcome N86
157
Sample of Infanticide and Filicide Cases
163
References
167
Index
193
Back cover
201
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