RT Article
T1 Convicted women wo have killed children - A selfpsychology perspective
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 12
IS 1
SP 49
OP 69
A2 Brownstein, Henry H.
A2 Spunt, Barry
A2 Langley, Sandra
LA English
YR 1997
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639312536
AB Because the innocence and vulnerability of children typically arouse feelings of nurturance and protectiveness, how do we understand homicides involving women who have killed children? As part of a NIDA-funded study that examined the role of drugs in homicides committed by women, life history interviews with 42 women convicted of killing children were conducted. Repeated experiences of damage to the self, including physical and sexual victimization, suicide attempts, and substance abuse, were evident throughout the lives of these women. The extent that these self-damage indicators interfered with the women's ability to parent children is discussed. Links between these self-damage experiences and the homicide are explored
K1 Frauen
K1 Tötungsdelikte
DO 10.1177/088626097012001004