Re: infanticide

["Joan Crowley" <jcrowley@xxxxxxxx>]

At 03:04 PM 9/8/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> Colleagues-
>
> A close friend of mine recently killed her six-month-old child and
> then
> took her own life in a county jail.  

How terrible for everyone close to her.  


> One way I am
> attempting to cope
> with this is to read the relevant literature (I realize I will not
> find
> "the" explanation in research, but reading does provide a kind
> of
> therapy).  I have found the work of Korbin, Stanton & Simpson,
> and
> Spinelli to be useful; I would appreciate any other suggestions you
> may
> have.
>
> David
Jon'a Meyer at Rutgers in Camden was working on a
book on infanticide as of a couple of years ago.  I don't know if it
is out yet, but you might try giving her a call.  

Joan Crowley




> David Crampton,
> Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
> Case Western Reserve University
> 10900 Euclid Avenue
> Cleveland, OH  44106-7164
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Joan Crowley
New Mexico State University
Department of Criminal Justice
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Box 30001
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