{"product_id":"endangered-children-lita-linzer-schwartz-9781439876268","title":"Endangered Children: Homicide and Other Crimes, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom infancy onward, children are in danger from many sources, including parental and sibling abuse, drug abuse and mental illness in the home, parental neglect, and poverty. Removing an at-risk child from a troubled environment brings on a host of new concerns and is not always a panacea. \u003cstrong\u003eEndangered Children: Homicide, and Other Crimes, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e focuses on the myriad threats facing children and provides insight into possible solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a history of child abuse, the book explores this phenomenon as presented in literature and in other cultural references. It then provides sociobiological and cross-cultural perspectives on neonaticide. It examines motives for abuse and explores how shame and denial of pregnancy can lead to the killing of an infant within moments of its birth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book examines legal ramifications to neonaticide in the U.S. and abroad, including psychological and psychiatric defenses. Additional chapters focus on shaken baby syndrome and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, and the book includes a new chapter on postpartum depression. The authors include profiles of several notorious cases, including Susan Smith and Andrea Yates. They also discuss issues related to abortion and euthanasia, and conclude by suggesting preventive measures to child abuse and therapeutic rehabilitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring a social tragedy from psychological, sociological, and criminological perspectives, the authors attempt to answer the many questions that arise from these crimes against our most vulnerable, offering readers a thought-provoking resource that is sure to encourage further research and inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lita Linzer Schwartz,Natalie K. Isser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439876266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439876268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 102","brand":"Lita Linzer Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088277713151,"sku":"9781439876268","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4452787-a6cb-4421-808c-1b2ddf9dd7b9.jpg?v=1769104017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/endangered-children-lita-linzer-schwartz-9781439876268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}