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Leiden University

1. Verspoor, Mark. Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010).

Degree: 2017, Leiden University

► How do newspapers write about stories that are truly terrifying? Like the murder of children. This is the underlying thought that drives this thesis. An… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Child murder; Narratives; Dutch newspapers

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Verspoor, M. (2017). Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010). (Masters Thesis). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/52541

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Verspoor, Mark. “Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010).” 2017. Masters Thesis, Leiden University. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1887/52541.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Verspoor, Mark. “Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010).” 2017. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Verspoor M. Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010). [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Leiden University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/52541.

Council of Science Editors:

Verspoor M. Child murder narratives in Dutch newspapers (1930-2010). [Masters Thesis]. Leiden University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/52541

Texas A&M University

2. Lewis, Jocelyn Renee. Media representation of maternal neonaticide.

Degree: MS, Sociology, 2008, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85970

► The present research conducted a rich discourse analysis of an episode of the fictional television crime drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well… (more)

▼ The present research conducted a rich discourse analysis of an episode of the fictional television crime drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as a content analysis of local and national news transcripts focusing on the representation of mothers who commit neonaticide. Both fictional and non-fictional media sources exhibited aspects of the monstrous maternal theme and the strain defense theme. The monstrous maternal theme consists of words and statements that indicate the descriptions of crime committed against the newborn as well as negative responses and reactions by others to the young mother and her crime. The strain defense theme refers to instances that discuss the internal and external strains of the young woman that may have contributed to her committing neonaticide. However, the "monstrous maternal" is the prevailing representation of mothers who commit neonaticide in both fictional and non-fictional media sources. This media representation utilizes "control talk" to separate "us" the good mothers, who abide by the cultural expectations of traditional gender roles and embrace the internal and external strains of motherhood, from "them" the criminal mothers, who fail to adhere to these role expectations of motherhood by committing neonaticide. The present research reveals that cultural stories and scripts of the monstrous maternal still exist. This contemporary folklore may serve as a form of social control to scare women into conforming to these traditional gender roles and bearing the burden of the motherhood strains, in order to avoid being branded a bad mother. Finally, the present research develops the application of General Strain Theory to explain the internal and external strains of a young woman that may contribute to her committing the criminal act of maternal neonaticide. These media representations of maternal neonaticide could impact the criminal justice system and public policy. Questions of accuracy, gendered understandings of crime and gendered understanding of appropriate punishment are areas the present research explores. Most importantly, the present research seeks to investigate the connection between legal culture in both media and professional practice - and what those connections mean for our general cultural understandings of violence and aggression in women. Advisors/Committee Members: Gatson, Sarah N. (advisor), La Pastina, Antonio (committee member), Foster, Holly (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: mother; child murder

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Lewis, J. R. (2008). Media representation of maternal neonaticide. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85970

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lewis, Jocelyn Renee. “Media representation of maternal neonaticide.” 2008. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85970.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lewis, Jocelyn Renee. “Media representation of maternal neonaticide.” 2008. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Lewis JR. Media representation of maternal neonaticide. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85970.

Council of Science Editors:

Lewis JR. Media representation of maternal neonaticide. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85970

University of Edinburgh

3. Siddons, Timothy Peter. Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930.

Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Edinburgh

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9983

► This thesis explores the discovery, investigation and prosecution of, as well as the men and women involved as suspects and witnesses in, cases of suspected… (more)

▼ This thesis explores the discovery, investigation and prosecution of, as well as the men and women involved as suspects and witnesses in, cases of suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland between 1812 and 1930. The study utilises pre-trial and other legal documents relating to these cases to outline both the continuities with other studies and aspects of the subject that are peculiar to Scotland during the period. An examination of the pre-trial documents not only reveals the various responses to suspicions of pregnancy and murder by the local community, it also shows that in a number of cases investigators harboured suspicions that members of the community were involved, either as an accessory to a crime, or withholding evidence. However, this information is largely ignored by prosecutors, and the vast majority of those tried were the victims’ mothers, an outcome that this thesis argues was a combination of a number of legal and medico-legal processes and procedures. This thesis also argues that the information provided by the pre-trial evidence can provide a more nuanced understanding of these ‘crimes’ – particularly at a local level – that is otherwise obscured by official statistics, that in turn can be used to challenge the prevailing historical consensus that has developed around certain aspects of the subject. The first chapter provides the legal and medico-legal contexts. Chapters Two and Three look at the discovery of, and responses to, the signs of pregnancy, recent delivery and of the bodies of new-born infants. Chapter Three argues that whilst communities were quick to observe the signs of pregnancy, they were less inclined to inform the authorities of their suspicions until after the signs of delivery, or a body, had been discovered. Chapter 4 looks at the profiles of suspects, and also at the geography of the ‘crimes’, and Chapter 5 looks at those men and women suspected of being an accessory to murder, and of helping to conceal a pregnancy or an infant’s death. This chapter reveals that the pretrial documents reveal that in a number of cases investigators suspected relatives, friends, the victims’ fathers, and in some cases even doctors and midwives, to be involved in various ways in cases of suspected new-born child murder. As such it provides a strong challenge to the historiographical consensus that new-born child murder was a sex-specific crime, carried out by the victim’s mother, acting alone. Chapters 6 and 7 explore the role of the police and medical witnesses respectively, both prior to a formal accusation, and during the official investigation. Chapter 7 also includes a detailed look at the medical reports pertaining to the examination of suspects and the post mortem examination of the victims. The final chapter looks at the witnesses and evidence presented at the trial, focusing in particular on the medico-legal issues that made it difficult for prosecutors to secure a successful murder conviction. The chapter argues that whilst these issues could be part of a…

Subjects/Keywords: 364.152; infanticide; child murder; concealment of pregnancy; Scotland

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Siddons, T. P. (2014). Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9983

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Siddons, Timothy Peter. “Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9983.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Siddons, Timothy Peter. “Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930.” 2014. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Siddons TP. Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9983.

Council of Science Editors:

Siddons TP. Suspected new-born child murder and concealment of pregnancy in Scotland, c.1812-c.1930. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/9983

4. McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. Filicide in Medieval Narrative.

Degree: PhD, Comparative Literature, 2012, The Catholic University of America

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:213

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Comparative Literature. The Catholic University of America

The majority of children who appear in the narrative literatures of the Middle Ages garner… (more)

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Comparative Literature. The Catholic University of America

The majority of children who appear in the narrative literatures of the Middle Ages garner attention because they mature into kings, queens, warriors, knights, or lovers. An oft ignored but significant type of literary child is the one who dies - sometimes at the hand of a parent - during the tale. This dissertation explores the purpose of such filicides featured in medieval narratives. While shocking to audiences even today, these killings have received little scholarly attention, and extant studies, though valuable, are hampered by their narrowness of scope.This study widens the field with a multilingual approach that permits the consideration of works based upon Celtic and Germanic mythology and heroic tales alongside their more famous and frequently studied continental and British counterparts. Primary texts identified through consultation of tale-type indices and reviews of secondary literature were grouped for evaluation by content: medieval adaptations of classical narratives, feudal narratives, Celtic narratives, and Germanic narratives. Historical and legal materials aid in the contextualization of these tales.These filicide episodes, regardless of origin, serve a dual purpose within their narratives, to captivate with gripping material and to educate through example. Patterns regarding victims and perpetrators transcend linguistic and cultural boundaries. Few females become victims, and all those are adolescents; male victims range in age from infancy to adulthood. All these deaths, even those where the child's characterization is minimal, highlight social anxieties, including concerns about preserving one's lineage and promoting social order. These narratives further demonstrate a sacrificial ability of mothers that was previously ascribed only to fathers.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Grimbert, Joan T (Advisor), Wright, Stephen K (Other), Bornholdt, Claudia (Other).

Subjects/Keywords: Comparative literature; Medieval literature; Women's studies; child; filicide; infanticide; medieval; murder; sacrifice

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McKenzie, M. E. (2012). Filicide in Medieval Narrative. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:213

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. “Filicide in Medieval Narrative.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, The Catholic University of America. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:213.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. “Filicide in Medieval Narrative.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

McKenzie ME. Filicide in Medieval Narrative. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:213.

Council of Science Editors:

McKenzie ME. Filicide in Medieval Narrative. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/etd:213

5. McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. Filicide in Medieval Narrative.

Degree: PhD, Comparative Literature, 2012, The Catholic University of America

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/10140

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Comparative Literature. The Catholic University of America

The majority of children who appear in the narrative literatures of the Middle Ages garner… (more)

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Degree awarded: Ph.D. Comparative Literature. The Catholic University of America

The majority of children who appear in the narrative literatures of the Middle Ages garner attention because they mature into kings, queens, warriors, knights, or lovers. An oft ignored but significant type of literary child is the one who dies - sometimes at the hand of a parent - during the tale. This dissertation explores the purpose of such filicides featured in medieval narratives. While shocking to audiences even today, these killings have received little scholarly attention, and extant studies, though valuable, are hampered by their narrowness of scope.This study widens the field with a multilingual approach that permits the consideration of works based upon Celtic and Germanic mythology and heroic tales alongside their more famous and frequently studied continental and British counterparts. Primary texts identified through consultation of tale-type indices and reviews of secondary literature were grouped for evaluation by content: medieval adaptations of classical narratives, feudal narratives, Celtic narratives, and Germanic narratives. Historical and legal materials aid in the contextualization of these tales.These filicide episodes, regardless of origin, serve a dual purpose within their narratives, to captivate with gripping material and to educate through example. Patterns regarding victims and perpetrators transcend linguistic and cultural boundaries. Few females become victims, and all those are adolescents; male victims range in age from infancy to adulthood. All these deaths, even those where the child's characterization is minimal, highlight social anxieties, including concerns about preserving one's lineage and promoting social order. These narratives further demonstrate a sacrificial ability of mothers that was previously ascribed only to fathers.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Grimbert, Joan T (Advisor), Wright, Stephen K (Other), Bornholdt, Claudia (Other).

Subjects/Keywords: Comparative literature; Medieval literature; Women's studies; child; filicide; infanticide; medieval; murder; sacrifice

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McKenzie, M. E. (2012). Filicide in Medieval Narrative. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/10140

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. “Filicide in Medieval Narrative.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, The Catholic University of America. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/10140.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McKenzie, Margaret Elizabeth. “Filicide in Medieval Narrative.” 2012. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

McKenzie ME. Filicide in Medieval Narrative. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/10140.

Council of Science Editors:

McKenzie ME. Filicide in Medieval Narrative. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Catholic University of America; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/10140

6. Woner, Robin Cherie. A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents.

Degree: MA, Liberal Studies, 2013, Rutgers University

URL: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10005600001.ETD.000068648

► Child homicide is a horrific crime and it is even more devastating when it occurs at the hands of a parent. According to empirical studies,… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Child abuse; Parent and child; Murder victims

…women who commit child murder can provide the basic structure needed to better tackle and… …child murder by parents and other guardians. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers… …Abuse Investigations ,7-17. Resnick, P. J. (1969) Child murder by parents; a… …5 on a decline. Based on the most recent NIS estimates of child maltreatment, nearly 1.25… …numbers are slightly lower than their all time high of 702,000 substantiated cases of child…

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Woner, R. C. (2013). A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents. (Masters Thesis). Rutgers University. Retrieved from http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10005600001.ETD.000068648

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Woner, Robin Cherie. “A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Rutgers University. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10005600001.ETD.000068648.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Woner, Robin Cherie. “A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Woner RC. A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Rutgers University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10005600001.ETD.000068648.

Council of Science Editors:

Woner RC. A review of fatal child maltreatments by parents. [Masters Thesis]. Rutgers University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10005600001.ETD.000068648

University of North Texas

7. Haag, Marcy J. A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children.

Degree: 2006, University of North Texas

URL: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5225/

► For most of the past century, the positive outcome of grief in the West was characterized as the relinquishment of the bond to the deceased.… (more)

▼ For most of the past century, the positive outcome of grief in the West was characterized as the relinquishment of the bond to the deceased. Phrases such as "let go", "move on", and "get over it" were, and continue to be, common to the language of this pursuit. This 'breaking bonds' perspective does not take into account other means of grief resolution, nor does it consider historical or cultural findings. Consequently, reports of bereaved parents who indicate resolution of grief yet maintain a continued relationship with their deceased child were not given much attention until the 1990s. This research employed a Durkheimian approach, taking the social bond as the starting point of inquiry and examined continuing bonds of parents to their murdered children. How these bonds were related to the parents' attitudes of re-investing in life and their level of grief was measured. The relationship between the parents' level of grief and their life attitudes was also assessed. The sample consisted of 46 parents living in North Texas whose child had been murdered three or more years ago. A triangulated methodology was utilized and the data were collected by means of participant observation, unstructured interviews, and a mailed questionnaire which obtained information on continuing bonds, level of grief, life attitudes and demographic variables. Multiple regression techniques were utilized to analyze the quantitative data. Parents on the Continuing Bonds Scale reported high levels of bonds with their deceased child. Contrary to expectation, the level of continuing bonds parents maintained with their children was found to be independent of other variables in the study. The relationship between parents' level of grief and their life attitudes was inverse in that higher levels of grief were associated with lower levels of re-investing in life. The finding of the independence of the Continuing Bonds Scale indicates the parent's level of grief and life attitudes are not related to continuing bonds; the bonds exist regardless. The relationship between level of grief and life attitudes points to a crisis of meaning. Advisors/Committee Members: Williamson, David Allen, Englander-Golden, Paula, Holloway, Linda, Pillai, Vijayan, Seward, Rudy Ray.

Subjects/Keywords: Parents of murder victims.; Parent and child.; Grief.; grief; continuing bonds; healing; murder

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Haag, M. J. (2006). A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children. (Thesis). University of North Texas. Retrieved from https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5225/

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Haag, Marcy J. “A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children.” 2006. Thesis, University of North Texas. Accessed March 05, 2021. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5225/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Haag, Marcy J. “A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children.” 2006. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Haag MJ. A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2006. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5225/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Haag MJ. A study of continuing bonds and their impact on life attitudes in parents of murdered children. [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2006. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5225/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of South Africa

8. Pillay, Karolyn. A family systems analysis of child murderers .

Degree: 2009, University of South Africa

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2709

► For decades there has been growing interest into the crime of child murders. Emphasis was placed on victims and those at risk. Not much focus… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Family systems; Post-modernism; Child murder; Qualitative research; Genograms

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Pillay, K. (2009). A family systems analysis of child murderers . (Masters Thesis). University of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2709

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Pillay, Karolyn. “A family systems analysis of child murderers .” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of South Africa. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2709.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pillay, Karolyn. “A family systems analysis of child murderers .” 2009. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Pillay K. A family systems analysis of child murderers . [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of South Africa; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2709.

Council of Science Editors:

Pillay K. A family systems analysis of child murderers . [Masters Thesis]. University of South Africa; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2709

University of Central Florida

9. Tetzlaff-Bemiller, Melissa. Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide.

Degree: 2013, University of Central Florida

URL: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2698

► The current study examines county-level characteristics and their impact on child homicide. This work uses Durkheimian theory and tests the concept of solidarity by using… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Child murder; neonaticide; infanticide; filicide; durkheim; macro level perspective; Sociology; Dissertations, Academic – Sciences, Sciences – Dissertations, Academic

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Tetzlaff-Bemiller, M. (2013). Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Central Florida. Retrieved from https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2698

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tetzlaff-Bemiller, Melissa. “Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Central Florida. Accessed March 05, 2021. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2698.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tetzlaff-Bemiller, Melissa. “Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Tetzlaff-Bemiller M. Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Central Florida; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2698.

Council of Science Editors:

Tetzlaff-Bemiller M. Child Murder: A Re-examination Of Durkheim's Theory Of Homicide. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Central Florida; 2013. Available from: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2698

10. Midson, Brenda Rosalie. Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide .

Degree: 2018, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12241

► Humans have a long evolutionary history of violence. The psychological mechanisms underlying aggression can be viewed as “solutions” (albeit undesirable solutions) to any one of… (more)

▼ Humans have a long evolutionary history of violence. The psychological mechanisms underlying aggression can be viewed as “solutions” (albeit undesirable solutions) to any one of a number of adaptive problems that exist in social life. Sometimes that aggression takes the form of the killing of one person by another – in legal parlance this is homicide. This thesis contends that these adaptive “solutions” might explain why people commit homicide in certain circumstances. In this sense, these explanations broadly align with “motives” for certain types of homicide. In some cases, such motives might constitute justifications or excuses; in others, aggravating features. The criminal justice system in New Zealand is underpinned by an assumption of rationality which is not always supported in individual cases. As a result, the legal mechanisms for apportioning blame in cases of culpable homicide are insufficient to recognise the different degrees of moral blame which can exist when one individual kills another. Therefore, the current regime for determining moral blame leads to inconsistent outcomes for factually similar cases, contrary to the rule of law which requires equality before the law. This thesis considers whether changing the definitions of murder and manslaughter will allow courts to legitimately recognise all relevant mitigating (and aggravating) circumstances in determining guilt. It will also consider whether there are other options for reform that might better deliver justice in the round. If law is to be relevant, it must reflect current knowledge about why people act in the ways that they do. If the law does not reflect science, it moves too far away from the realities of the community. Looking at homicide through a “brain sciences” lens can give us a better understanding of the psychological mechanisms involved in homicide, and allow for the formulation of an evidence-based approach which leads to a better appreciation of the degree of moral blame involved in particular killings. From this it follows that the criminal justice system will be better placed to appropriately respond to those degrees of moral blame. Three types of cases, in particular, illustrate that presently not all defendants charged with homicide are treated consistently: young defendants who kill; victims of violence who kill their abuser; and defendants who kill children. Defendants within these categories might demonstrate the same degree of moral blame, but the outcomes in case disposition differ wildly; or outcomes may be the same for very different degrees of moral blame. Inconsistency of outcomes means that a fundamental requirement of the rule of law is absent – the requirement of equality before the law. When elements of the rule of law are not upheld, justice is not delivered. This thesis argues that if our legal system recognises, in its application, different degrees of moral blameworthiness, then it would be as well to be upfront about them: the court’s “commiseration [should be] actually codified in the law’. The… Advisors/Committee Members: Wilson, Margaret (advisor), Brookbanks, Warren (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: criminal law; homicide; murder; manslaughter; child homicide; young defendants; victims of violence who kill their abusers; evolutionary psychology; diminished responsibility; moral blame; degrees of murder; defences; coercive control; brain development; child abuse

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Midson, B. R. (2018). Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12241

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Midson, Brenda Rosalie. “Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide .” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12241.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Midson, Brenda Rosalie. “Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide .” 2018. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Midson BR. Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12241.

Council of Science Editors:

Midson BR. Why did they do it? Moral sensibilities, motivating reasons, and degrees of moral blame in culpable homicide . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12241

University of Waikato

11. Powell, Debra. The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 .

Degree: 2013, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7349

► The murder of a child represents one of the most perplexing and unimaginable of crimes. This thesis, the first legal-historical investigation into child homicide in… (more)

▼ The murder of a child represents one of the most perplexing and unimaginable of crimes. This thesis, the first legal-historical investigation into child homicide in New Zealand, seeks to uncover some of the ways that people have ‘imagined’ and made sense of this complex crime in the past. The conclusions emerging from this study suggest that nineteenth and early twentieth-century observers of child homicide trials relied heavily on the interpretive power of familiar cultural narratives to convey meaning and achieve composure. Homicides involving children, though often disparate and deeply ambiguous events, were bounded by a narrow yet profoundly influential body of images, characters and representations. This repertoire of narrative conventions was not simply reflective of contemporary attitudes and understandings but worked actively to bolster and crystallise the meanings surrounding disturbing events. Utilising quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this study draws on a comprehensive dataset of reported child homicide incidents occurring in New Zealand between 1870 and 1925. Select cases from this database are considered as a set of narrative texts using gender as the primary category of analysis. The popular and legal discourses surrounding these incidents are analysed within a post-structuralist theoretical framework to examine the divergent representations of those who were implicated in the suspicious death of a child. The research includes an investigation of criminal data for evidence of quantitative patterning in criminal typologies and sentencing, as well as analysis of textual evidence such as trial transcripts, coronial inquest reports, parliamentary debates, and newspaper reporting and commentary. The findings of this study demonstrate that the discursive constructions of child homicide in nineteenth and early twentieth-century New Zealand were highly gendered. Ultimately, child murder was imagined as an offence perpetrated by mothers. However, the impact of gender on trial proceedings and outcomes was by no means straightforward or clear cut. Cultural understandings of race, class, morality, madness and criminality all fed into the narrative construction of murder events and were shaped and reformed in relation to each other. In unpacking the stories of child murder, this thesis exposes the highly constructed nature of criminal legal discourse within and beyond the courtroom, and provides a historical basis for a more nuanced critique of understandings of child homicide crime in the present. Advisors/Committee Members: Coleborne, Catharine (advisor), Seuffert, Nan (advisor), McClean, Rosalind (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: child homicide; nineteenth-century New Zealand; crime history; murder trials; infanticide; cultural narrative; baby farming; neonaticide; illegitimacy; fatherhood; gender history; Minnie Dean; motherhood; infant mortality

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Powell, D. (2013). The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7349

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Powell, Debra. “The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 .” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7349.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Powell, Debra. “The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 .” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Powell D. The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7349.

Council of Science Editors:

Powell D. The Ogress, The Innocent, And The Madman: Narrative and Gender in Child Homicide Trials in New Zealand, 1870-1925 . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/7349

University of St. Andrews

12. Campbell, Morag Allan. ‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 .

Degree: 2020, University of St. Andrews

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19534

► My thesis explores the experiences of women who suffered from mental disorder related to childbirth and pregnancy, looking in particular at Dundee, Fife and Forfarshire… (more)

▼ My thesis explores the experiences of women who suffered from mental disorder related to childbirth and pregnancy, looking in particular at Dundee, Fife and Forfarshire in the north-east of Scotland, during the period 1820 to 1930. This study offers a new perspective on women’s lives, wellbeing and healthcare in this region by examining at a local level the ideas surrounding postpartum mental illness. By the mid-nineteenth century, the term ‘puerperal insanity’ was widely known and much discussed and deliberated in medical literature. However, the day-to-day care and treatment of postpartum women suffering from mental disorder was not straightforward. My findings demonstrate that the diagnosis and treatment of postpartum mental illness in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Scotland was a complex issue influenced as much by social and economic factors as by medical ideas. Using records from the chartered asylums at Montrose and Dundee, court and prison records, and newspaper accounts, I have uncovered how childbearing-related mental illness was recognised, accepted and supported by families, neighbours, friends and authorities. Within the asylum, I have revealed how physicians assessed their patients’ characters and status as much as their physical conditions, but nevertheless in many cases provided positive medical care and much-needed rest and nourishment. In criminal cases, my study has looked beyond legislation and verdicts to reveal a positive and constructive approach to the care and custody of women who had committed child murder. Awareness of postpartum mental illness in the community was developed through a collaboration of medical and lay knowledge, acquired through interactions between physicians, families and communities, and filtered through pre-existing understandings and ideas. I have identified a lay understanding and accepted discourse which guided the ideas and actions of friends, family and community in dealing with the problems associated with mental illness among postpartum women. Advisors/Committee Members: Fyfe, Aileen (advisor), Easterby-Smith, Sarah (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Scotland; 19th century; Early 20th century; Mental health; Women's health; Asylums; Women's healthcare; Postpartum mental health; Puerperal insanity; Motherhood; Child murder; Institutional care; Communities

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APA (6^th Edition):

Campbell, M. A. (2020). ‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 . (Thesis). University of St. Andrews. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19534

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Campbell, Morag Allan. “‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 .” 2020. Thesis, University of St. Andrews. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19534.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Campbell, Morag Allan. “‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 .” 2020. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Campbell MA. ‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of St. Andrews; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19534.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Campbell MA. ‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930 . [Thesis]. University of St. Andrews; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19534

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

13. Jackson, Diane Rene. A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents.

Degree: PhD, Social Work, 2011, Arizona State University

URL: http://repository.asu.edu/items/14448

► Filicide, the killing of a child by a parent, is the focus of this meta-study. In the United States, the total number of nonaccidental deaths… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Behavioral sciences; Social sciences education; Mental health; Child Death; Child Murder; Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect; FIlicide; Infanticide; Social Work

…Problem Statement The simple fact that the term filicide defines the act of murder of a child by… …123 Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect… …Expectations and Perceptions of the Child ...................... 145 Parental Proprietary Views… …170 Time With Child… …Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities vs. Other Causes of Death (2009). ��.16 2…

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APA (6^th Edition):

Jackson, D. R. (2011). A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents. (Doctoral Dissertation). Arizona State University. Retrieved from http://repository.asu.edu/items/14448

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jackson, Diane Rene. “A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Arizona State University. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://repository.asu.edu/items/14448.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jackson, Diane Rene. “A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents.” 2011. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Jackson DR. A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Arizona State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://repository.asu.edu/items/14448.

Council of Science Editors:

Jackson DR. A Meta-Study of Filicide: A Reconceptualization of Child Deaths by Parents. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Arizona State University; 2011. Available from: http://repository.asu.edu/items/14448

Université de Montréal

14. Chênevert, Annie. Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850.

Degree: 2013, Université de Montréal

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1866/9997

Subjects/Keywords: Infanticide; Meurtre; Abandon; Enfant; Femme; Sexualité; Avortement; Contraception; Grossesse; Montréal; Infanticide; Murder; Abandonment; Child; Woman; Sexuality; Abortion; Contraception; Pregnancy; History - Canadian / Histoire - Canadienne (UMI : 0334)

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Chênevert, A. (2013). Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850. (Thesis). Université de Montréal. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1866/9997

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chênevert, Annie. “Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850.” 2013. Thesis, Université de Montréal. Accessed March 05, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/9997.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chênevert, Annie. “Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850.” 2013. Web. 05 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Chênevert A. Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Montréal; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 05]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1866/9997.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Chênevert A. Les mères accusées d'infanticide dans le district judiciaire de Montréal 1798-1850. [Thesis]. Université de Montréal; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1866/9997

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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