Mothers who kill their children : understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom" / Cheryl L. Meyer and Michelle Oberman ; with Kelly White ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Cheryl L., 1959-

Contributor:

Oberman, Michelle.

White, Kelly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filicide.

Infanticide.

Women murderers.

Mothers--Psychology.

Mothers.

Mothers--Social conditions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Mothers Who Kill Their Children

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Previous Attempts to Understand Why Mothers Kill Their Children

Chapter 2: Denial of Pregnancy

Chapter 3: Purposeful Killing

Chapter 4: Maternal Neglect

Chapter 5: Abuse-Related Deaths

Chapter 6: Assistance or Coercion from a Partner

Chapter 7: Responding to Mothers Who Kill

Notes

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-211) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8147-5966-1

1-4356-5517-6

OCLC:

913695284