Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide, and FilicidePeople 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 |
Contents
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 |
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Back cover | 201 |
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Bastards and Foundlings: Illegitimacy in Eighteenth-century England Lisa Zunshine Limited preview - 2005 |