Women who kill: violence, trauma, and forensic psychology

Women rarely kill. How and why a woman can be driven to lethal action is often highly complex and misunderstood. Many of these women who act lethally are driven to such a point as a last resort following prolonged experiences of child abuse and/or domestic violence. This book offers insights into th...

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Walker, Lenore E. A. 1942- (Editor) ; Shapiro, David L. 1943- (Editor) ; Temares, Amanda E. (Editor) ; Diaz, Brandi N. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Routledge 2025
In:Year: 2025
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 4755
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Keywords:
Violence in women
Women
Forensic Psychology
Femmes
Violence chez la femme
Psychologie légale
women (female humans)
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Summary:Women rarely kill. How and why a woman can be driven to lethal action is often highly complex and misunderstood. Many of these women who act lethally are driven to such a point as a last resort following prolonged experiences of child abuse and/or domestic violence. This book offers insights into these women, detailing their motivations, their patterns of violence, and how they can be aided through psychological evaluation and proper expert testimony. The chapters in this volume also include discussions of women who did not kill but were punished as if they had. This collection of writings seeks to fill the gaps in research on women who kill. -- Publisher's description
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 300 Seiten, Illustrationen, 27 cm
ISBN:978-1-032-72916-9
978-1-032-72917-6