Endangered children : homicide and other crimes / / Lita Linzer Schwartz, Natalie K. Isser

• Autore: Schwartz Lita Linzer
• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (571 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.152/3
• Soggetto topico: Infanticide; Filicide; Abusive parents - Psychology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: IsserNatalie
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Endangered children
• ISBN: 0-429-25163-7; 1-280-12280-3; 9786613526663; 1-4398-7628-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464792803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II