Neonaticide: A Comprehensive Review of Investigative and Pathologic Aspects of 55 Cases

Shelton, Joy Lynn E.; Corey, Tracey S.; Donaldson, William H.; Dennison, Emily Hemberger

doi:10.1007/s10896-011-9362-8

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“…Some studies have also reported a lack of mental illness even after psychiatric evaluation of the mother (Cheung1986; d 'Orban 1979;Haapasalo and Petaja 1999;Putkonen et al 2007;Resnick 1970). Denial and concealment of pregnancy are commonly reported among studies of neonaticide offenders, and offenders often describe an altered perception at the time of the birth characterized as lapses in memory, missing pieces of time, blacking-out, anxiety, panic, fear, pain, feelings of being out of control, numbing, detachment, and depersonalization (Shelton et al 2011;Spinelli 2001).…”

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“…However, more recent literature reveals that neonaticide offenders are of every race, age, educational level, and marital and socioeconomic status (Oberman 1996;Riley 2005;Shelton et al 2011). Women in their 30s and 40s commit neonaticide as do women who are married (Beyer et al…”

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“…The victims in neonaticide cases are killed in a variety of ways; however, it is more likely that the deaths are a result of inaction by the mother (e.g., leaving infant in toilet) rather than violent outbursts that are more often seen in the killing of older children (Shelton et al 2011). Although some newborns are simply abandoned or die from blunt or sharp force injury, asphyxiation is the most commonly reported cause of death (COD) (Corey and Collins 2002;Crittenden and Craig 1990;DiMaio and DiMaio 2001;Meyer et al 2001;Pitt and Bale 1995;Resnick 1969;Shelton et al 2011).…”

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“…Although some newborns are simply abandoned or die from blunt or sharp force injury, asphyxiation is the most commonly reported cause of death (COD) (Corey and Collins 2002;Crittenden and Craig 1990;DiMaio and DiMaio 2001;Meyer et al 2001;Pitt and Bale 1995;Resnick 1969;Shelton et al 2011). Asphyxiation is most often due to suffocation, smothering, or drowning (Feldman 2007;Shelton et al 2011) either by the use of containers (e.g., bags or towels), toilet water, or the mother's hands, (Arboleda-Florez 1976;Bloch 1988;Bourget and Labelle 1992;Mayhew 2007;Resnick 1970;Shelton et al 2011). When the baby is born, often directly into a toilet, the mother typically attends to herself and does not assess the condition of the baby for some time.…”

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Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide

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Hoffer

Muirhead

2015

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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Muirhead

2015

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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“…for Notifiable Offence List categories related to fraud are no longer published by the Home Office for a discussion of such issues in relation to child destruction, seeShelton et al 2011). …”

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Comparing Methods for Measuring Crime Harm/Severity

Ashby

2017

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

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Ensuring police resources are focused where they are most needed requires understanding of the consequences of crime in relation to offenders, victims and places. Most crime analysis is based on counts of crimes, but not all crimes are equivalent to one another. Researchers have recently developed two methods-the Crime Harm Index and the Crime Severity Score-for weighting crime counts according to the severity of different crime types. This article compares these two methods by applying them to two common crimeanalysis scenarios: focusing resources on the most-important types of crime and in the areas most affected by crime. The two measures are found to produce substantially different results when other factors are held constant. The results of severity-weighted crime analysis (and the decision made based on them) could therefore be greatly influenced by the method chosen. The implications of this are discussed and future research avenues outlined.

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Infanticide

Horne¹

2015

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment

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Infanticide refers to the intentional killing of a child before his or her first birthday. Infanticide has occurred throughout history. Different countries approach infanticide differently; some countries consider infanticides as lesser offenses than murder for women who exhibit psychiatric disorders relating to childbirth. Parents tend to be the perpetrators in infanticides, and boys and girls are nearly equally likely to be the victims. Young, poor, single, underemployed women tend to be the perpetrators in infanticides of newborns less than one day old. In communities with restrictions on abortions, parental consent laws, parental involvement laws, and mandatory delay laws, the risk of child homicides increases.

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Neonaticide: A Comprehensive Review of Investigative and Pathologic Aspects of 55 Cases

Cited by 25 publications

References 40 publications

Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide

Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide

Comparing Methods for Measuring Crime Harm/Severity

Infanticide

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