The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

New Zealand Simpson, A. I. F., & Stanton, J. (2000). Maternal filicide: A reformulation of factors relevant to risk. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 10(2), 136-147. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6149965&db=aph Background The current classifications of maternal filicide have relied on categorizations based on the immediate antecedents or motivations to the impulse to kill. The most useful outcome of these approaches has been to identify that the neonaticide group differ in terms of their age, demography, relationship profile and motivation from other maternal filicide perpetrators. The remaining groups are diverse and overlapping. Method Five case summaries are presented which demonstrate the interaction of a number of factors noted in the literature as separate categories of filicide. Results Mental illness, vulnerability factors, social isolation, and difficulty in forming successful relationships emerged as common themes. Conclusion It is postulated that only by examining a range of factors including mental state, relationship factors and the impact of developmental experience can a more useful understanding be developed that has clinical relevance and may be of value in risk assessment.

 

Canada	Required Reading(s)

Marleau, J. D., Poulin, B., Webanck, T., Roy, R., & Laporte, L. (1999). Paternal filicide: A study of 10 men. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 44(1), 57-63. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=1896828&db=aph Describes the psychiatric and socio-demographic profiles of men who committed filicide. Factors associated with paternal filicide; Motivation that made some men to commit filicide; Classification of filicide.

 

International	Required Reading(s)

Hungary Glass, N. (1999). Infanticide in Hungary faces stiffer penalties. Lancet, 353(9152), 570. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=1544012&db=aph States that a rise in infanticide in Hungary has prompted the Government to pass legislation which will increase penalties. Critics of the legislation; Number of babies murdered in Hungary each year; Data from the Pierrot Foundation for Youth Protection; Announcement of stricter abortion criteria; Impact of the discontinuation of free contraception.

 

United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

US Kunst, J. L. (2002). Fraught with the utmost danger: The object relations of mothers who kill their children. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 66(1), 19-39. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6473325&db=aph The author explores the psychodynamics of maternal filicide from an object relations perspective. Among psychotic women, the murder of the child reflects a critical interplay among the mother's neurobiology, constitution, developmental experiences, and complex internal object world. Two types of personality structure are discussed. For the disorganized type, the psychodynamic scenario involves attempts to contend with the danger of massive internal breakdown. For the organized type, the scenario involves attempts to contend with the danger of persecution and annihilation. For these women, physical violence is used because of failures in mentalization, and is an enactment of catastrophic internal anxieties.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words:
  • filicide
    
  • infanticide
    
  • neonaticide
    

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

 

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

Adinkrah, M. (2001). When parents kill: An analysis of filicides in Fiji. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology; 45(2), 144, 158. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4536387&db=aph Despite the burgeoning literature on filicide, little research exists on parental murders in small, non- Western societies. This study adds to the scant extant information and contributes to a full understanding of the topic by examining offense patterns and victim and offender characteristics in the South Pacific island of Fiji.

 

United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

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United States	Recommended Reading(s)

United States recommended reading(s) Crimmins, S., & Langley, S. (1997). Convicted women who have killed children. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 12(1), 49-69. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=9701300067&db=aph Examines the reasons why women have killed children despite of the feelings of nurturance and protectiveness which are aroused by children, especially by women, the primary caretakers for the young. Role of drugs in homicides committed by women; Other factors influencing such behavior in women; Exploration of links between self-damage experiences and homicide. Holden, C. E., Burland, A.S., Lemmen, C.A. (1996). Insanity and filicide: Women who murder their children. New Directions for Mental Health Services, (60), 25-34. Note this research compares women adjudicated criminally responsible for the murder of their children with those adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity (Holden, Burland & Lemmen, 1996, p. 25). Pitt, S. & Bale, E. (1995). Neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide: A review of the literature. Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry Law, 23 (3), 375-386. Note this article summarized and reviews the literature on neonaticide, infanticide and filicide (Pitt & Bale,1995, p. 375)

 

Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

  filicide - neonaticide - infanticide

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

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Canada	Resources (Web)

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International	Resources (Web)

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United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• filicide - neonaticide - infanticide

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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