Criminal justice responses to maternal filicide : judging the failed mother /

Analysis of criminal cases reveals that women suspected of killing their newborn children are some of the most vulnerable in our society and that infanticide is not just a historical issue but one that has modern implications. While women are less likely to commit violent crime, maternal infant homi...

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Main Author:	Milne, Emma (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
Subjects:	Mothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > England. Mothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Wales. Women murderers > Legal status, laws, etc. > England. Women murderers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Wales. Filicide > Law and legislation > England. Filicide > Law and legislation > Wales. Infanticide > Law and legislation > England. Infanticide > Law and legislation > Wales. Mothers > England > Psychology. Mothers > Wales > Psychology. Social Science > Criminology. Crime & criminology. Mothers.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839096204
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