Schwartz, Lita Linzer.

Endangered children : homicide and other crimes / Lita Linzer Schwartz, Natalie K. Isser. - 2nd ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012. - xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-257) and index.

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.

9781439876268 (hbk.) RM237.93


Infanticide.
Filicide.
Abusive parents--Psychology.