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Autore |
Schwartz Lita Linzer |
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Titolo |
Endangered children : homicide and other crimes / / Lita Linzer Schwartz, Natalie K. Isser |
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Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4665-1677-1 |
0-429-25163-7 |
1-280-12280-3 |
9786613526663 |
1-4398-7628-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (571 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Infanticide |
Filicide |
Abusive parents - Psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. Endangered Children: Homicide, and Other Crimes, Second Edition focuses on the myriad threats facing children and provides insight into possible solutions.Beginning with a history of child abuse, the book explores this phenomenon as presented in literature and in other cultu |
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