Mothers Who Kill Their Children : Inside the Minds of Moms from Susan Smith to the Prom Mom.

A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in add...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meyer, Cheryl
Otros Autores: Franz, Jim, Proano, Tara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2001.
Temas:
Filicide.
Infanticide.
Women murderers.
Mothers > Psychology.
Mothers > Social conditions.
Meurtrières.
Mères > Psychologie.
Mères > Conditions sociales.
Filicide
Infanticide
Mothers > Psychology
Mothers > Social conditions
Women murderers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition to these high-profile cases, hundreds of mothers kill their children in the United States each year. The question most often asked is, why? What would drive a mother to kill her own child? Those who work with such cases, whether in clinical psychology, social services, law enforcement or ac.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 pages)
ISBN:9780814759660
0814759661

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