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3 PURPOSEFUL KILLING Neither “Mad” nor “Bad”
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Cheryl L. Meyer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
- INTRODUCTION A Brief Cross-Cultural History of Infanticide 1
- 1 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY MOTHERS KILL THEIR CHILDREN 19
- 2 DENIAL OF PREGNANCY Secret Lives 39
- 3 PURPOSEFUL KILLING Neither “Mad” nor “Bad” 68
- 4 MATERNAL NEGLECT A Search for Meaning 95
- 5 ABUSE-RELATED DEATHS 123
- 6 ASSISTANCE OR COERCION FROM A PARTNER Relations to Domestic Violence 146
- 7 RESPONDING TO MOTHERS WHO KILL Toward a Comprehensive Rethinking of Law, Policy, and Intervention Strategies 168
- NOTES 179
- INDEX 213
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS 218
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
- INTRODUCTION A Brief Cross-Cultural History of Infanticide 1
- 1 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY MOTHERS KILL THEIR CHILDREN 19
- 2 DENIAL OF PREGNANCY Secret Lives 39
- 3 PURPOSEFUL KILLING Neither “Mad” nor “Bad” 68
- 4 MATERNAL NEGLECT A Search for Meaning 95
- 5 ABUSE-RELATED DEATHS 123
- 6 ASSISTANCE OR COERCION FROM A PARTNER Relations to Domestic Violence 146
- 7 RESPONDING TO MOTHERS WHO KILL Toward a Comprehensive Rethinking of Law, Policy, and Intervention Strategies 168
- NOTES 179
- INDEX 213
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS 218
