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  title info:
    title: Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide
  name:
    name part: Shelton, Joy Lynn E.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Hoffer, Tia A.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Muirhead, Yvonne E.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XV, 108 p. online resource.
  abstract: They are shocking acts of violence that confuse and disturb the general public. And because of their relative rarity, cases of mothers killing their children also puzzle professionals in law enforcement and psychology on issues of causation and punishment, treatment and rehabilitation. Bringing mental health and criminal justice perspectives together, Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide examines these complex crimes in the context of what is known about women and violence, and of society's expectations of women. This concise reference reviews psychological, behavioral, and societal dynamics of motherhood, correcting the simplistic "mad mother"/"bad mother" constructs that lead to inconsistent treatment in judicial settings. Findings based on psychiatric and forensic studies identify social and family risk factors for maternal filicide as well as factors that may change as children develop. Additionally, the discussion section offers implications for professionals in legal and mental health disciplines for putting this knowledge to practical use. Featured in this volume: Theories of general violence and female violence. The mother/child dynamic: attachment styles and child development. The "insanity" of reproduction: literature review on postpartum disorders. Personality disorders and their relationship to violence. Results of a detailed FBI study of maternal filicide cases, with legal outcomes. Considerations for the criminal justice system and the mental health community. Illuminating a hidden area of domestic abuse, Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide is an essential resource for law enforcement and mental health professionals dealing with female violence, the mother-child dynamic, and mental disorders, and particularly those addressing, investigating, and prosecuting maternal filicide offenders. .
  table of contents: Introduction -- Precedent for Leniency -- General Violence -- Female Violence -- The Mother-Child Dynamic -- Mental Disorders -- Filicide Classification Systems -- Incidence & Prevalence -- Neonaticide -- Infanticide -- Filicide -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Limitations and Strengths.
  note: by Joy Lynn E. Shelton, Tia A. Hoffer, Yvonne E. Muirhead.
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
    topic: Methodology
  subject:
    topic: Psychological measurement
  subject:
    topic: Personality
  subject:
    topic: Social psychology
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
  subject:
    topic: Psychological Methods/Evaluation
  subject:
    topic: Personality and Social Psychology
  classification: BF38.5
  classification: 150
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
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    title info:
      title: SpringerBriefs in Psychology
  identifier: 9783319081502
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08150-2
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    record creation date: 141001
    record change date: 20151029221433.0
    record identifier: 978-3-319-08150-2