Filicide-Suicide [electronic resource] : The Killing of Children in the Context of Separation, Divorce and Custody Disputes /
O'Hagan, K.author.
O'Hagan explores the phenomenon of filicide, a deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter. Examining over 120 cases of filicide in the UK, this book identifies relationship and family patterns in which situations may rapidly deteriorate, and children may become the ultimate weapon in disputes between partners.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Filicide: Its Principal Features and Catastrophic Effects; 1 Oh my God ... I made a mistake ...; 2 Features of filicide: more common than we think; 3 Learning from the Greeks; Part II: A Study of 224 Filicide Killings, 1994-2012; 4 Filicide literature and research; 5 The results of a study of filicide and familicide; 6 Mental illness and filicide killings; Part III: Dispelling the Myths, Working Towards Prevention; 7 To kill out of love ...?; 8 The legislative context; 9 Jackie''s story; 10 A way forward; Postscript
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O'Hagan explores the phenomenon of filicide, a deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter. Examining over 120 cases of filicide in the UK, this book identifies relationship and family patterns in which situations may rapidly deteriorate, and children may become the ultimate weapon in disputes between partners.
Criminology.
Criminal law.
Civil law.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Forensic psychology.
Social groups.
Family.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
Civil Law.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Forensic Psychology.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.