Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide

• Main Authors: Shelton, Joy Lynn E. (Author), Hoffer, Tia A. (Author), Muirhead, Yvonne E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychology > Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.; Personality and Social Psychology.

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 ment...

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.