Endangered children : homicide and other crimes / Lita Linzer Schwartz, Natalie K. Isser.

By:

Schwartz, Lita Linzer

Contributor(s):

Isser, Natalie

Publication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781439876268 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.152 SCH 23

LOC classification:

HV6537 .S28 2012

Contents:

Table of Contents: Children: An Endangered Species Throughout History Gender and Child Homicide The Literary Legacy Legacies of Ancient Cultures Mythologies Fairy Tales Child Homicide in Literature and Operas A Historical Note Neonaticide in Theory and in History: Who Are the Perpetrators? Sociobiological Perspectives Cross-Cultural Perspectives A Brief Look at Asian Cultures Cultural Causes in the West A Historical Perspective Abandonment Penalties of the Past Motives for Abuse Why Murder? Neonaticide Psychological Explanations The Role of Shame Denial of Pregnancy Psychological/Psychiatric Diagnoses Reaction and Revenge Neonaticide and Its Alternatives Options in Pregnancy Abortion Carrying the Pregnancy to Term Mothering A Comment on "Illegitimacy" Placement for Adoption Abandonment Neonaticide Neonaticide and the Law Legal Ramifications Variations in Charges and Sentencing Should Neonaticide Be Punished? If So, How? Anglo-American Laws and Sentencing American Law What About the Fathers? In Transition: From One Form of Child Abuse to Another Neonaticide Syndrome Shaken Baby Syndrome/Shaking Impact Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Gaining Evidence Postpartum Depression Disorders Differentiating the Disorders Case Examples The Andrea Yates Case Other Cases What Can Be Done Early Diagnosis Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Legal Controversies Infanticide, Filicide, and Other Abuses Motives What Kind of Parent … ? Other Motives Faith Healing Cultural Differences Paternal Homicide Child Abuse Pedophiles Legal Ramifications The Survivors If These Are the Causes … The Law and Crimes Against Children The Insanity Defense Postpartum Depression Versus Postpartum Psychosis Alternative Defenses In Defense of the Defendant Variations in Penalties An Interesting Question Are the Laws Antifemale? Looking Back and Ahead Choice and Reproduction Arguments The Abortion Controversy Religious Views Language and Imagery In the Courts Does Fetus = Person? Euthanasia and Infanticide To Treat or Not to Treat Conjoined Twins Legislative and Judicial Responses Eugenics, Mercy Killing, and Euthanasia The Parental Positions Child Abuse: Preventive Measures Prevention of Neonaticide Sex Education Pregnancy Prevention Secondary Prevention Preventing Infanticide and Filicide Other Alternatives Preventive Legislation Reform Abortion Summarizing the Alternatives Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations The DeShaney Case Provide Information Therapeutic Rehabilitation The Role of Therapeutic Jurisprudence References Index.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-257) and index.

Table of Contents:
Children: An Endangered Species Throughout History
Gender and Child Homicide
The Literary Legacy
Legacies of Ancient Cultures
Mythologies
Fairy Tales
Child Homicide in Literature and Operas
A Historical Note
Neonaticide in Theory and in History: Who Are the Perpetrators?
Sociobiological Perspectives
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
A Brief Look at Asian Cultures
Cultural Causes in the West
A Historical Perspective
Abandonment
Penalties of the Past
Motives for Abuse
Why Murder?
Neonaticide
Psychological Explanations
The Role of Shame
Denial of Pregnancy
Psychological/Psychiatric Diagnoses
Reaction and Revenge
Neonaticide and Its Alternatives
Options in Pregnancy
Abortion
Carrying the Pregnancy to Term
Mothering
A Comment on "Illegitimacy"
Placement for Adoption
Abandonment
Neonaticide
Neonaticide and the Law
Legal Ramifications
Variations in Charges and Sentencing
Should Neonaticide Be Punished? If So, How?
Anglo-American Laws and Sentencing
American Law
What About the Fathers?
In Transition: From One Form of Child Abuse to Another
Neonaticide Syndrome
Shaken Baby Syndrome/Shaking Impact Syndrome
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Gaining Evidence
Postpartum Depression Disorders
Differentiating the Disorders
Case Examples
The Andrea Yates Case
Other Cases
What Can Be Done
Early Diagnosis
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Legal Controversies
Infanticide, Filicide, and Other Abuses
Motives
What Kind of Parent … ?
Other Motives
Faith Healing
Cultural Differences
Paternal Homicide
Child Abuse
Pedophiles
Legal Ramifications
The Survivors
If These Are the Causes …
The Law and Crimes Against Children
The Insanity Defense
Postpartum Depression Versus Postpartum Psychosis
Alternative Defenses
In Defense of the Defendant
Variations in Penalties
An Interesting Question
Are the Laws Antifemale?
Looking Back and Ahead
Choice and Reproduction Arguments
The Abortion Controversy
Religious Views
Language and Imagery
In the Courts
Does Fetus = Person?
Euthanasia and Infanticide
To Treat or Not to Treat
Conjoined Twins
Legislative and Judicial Responses
Eugenics, Mercy Killing, and Euthanasia
The Parental Positions
Child Abuse: Preventive Measures
Prevention of Neonaticide
Sex Education
Pregnancy Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Preventing Infanticide and Filicide
Other Alternatives
Preventive Legislation
Reform
Abortion
Summarizing the Alternatives
Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations
The DeShaney Case
Provide Information
Therapeutic Rehabilitation
The Role of Therapeutic Jurisprudence
References
Index.

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