Endangered children : homicide and other crimes /
From infancy onward, children are in danger from many sources, including parental and sibling abuse, drug abuse and mental illness in the home, parental neglect, and poverty. Removing an at-risk child from a troubled environment brings on a host of new concerns and is not always a panacea. Endangere...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Children : an endangered species throughout history
- Neonaticide in theory and in history : who are the perpetrators?
- Motives for abuse
- Neonaticide and its alternatives
- Neonaticide and the law
- In transition: from one form of child abuse to another
- Postpartum depression disorders
- Infanticide, filicide, and other abuses
- The law and crimes against children
- Choice and reproduction : arguments
- Child abuse : preventive measures
- Concluding thoughts and recommendations
- References
- Index.