Mothers Who Kill Their Children: Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"
by Cheryl L. Meyer, Michelle Oberman
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A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition to these high-profile cases, hundreds of mothers kill their children in the United States each year. The question most often asked is, why? What would drive a mother to kill her own child? show more Those who work with such cases, whether in clinical psychology, social services, law enforcement or ac show lessTags
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Michelle Oberman is the Katharine and George Alexander Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law and an internationally recognized scholar on the legal and ethical issues surrounding adolescence, pregnancy, and motherhood.
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- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Susan Smith; Melissa Drexler
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction, Sociology
- DDC/MDS
- 364.15 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person
- LCC
- HV6542 .M48 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
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- English
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