The Resource Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
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The item Murder, Medicine and Motherhood represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Murder, Medicine and Motherhood represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Since the early 1990s, unexplained infant death has been reformulated as a criminal justice problem within many western societies. This shift has produced wrongful convictions in more than one jurisdiction. This book uses a detailed case study of the murder trial and appeals of Kathleen Folbigg to examine the pragmatics of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It explores how legal process, medical knowledge and expectations of motherhood work together when a mother is charged with killing infants who have died in mysterious circumstances. The author argues that Folbigg, who remains in prison, was
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (247 pages)
- Contents
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- Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608; Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608.pdf; Prelims; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; List of Illustrations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Folbigg Case; Chapter 3. Unexplained Infant Death: A Shifting Theory of Maternal Culpability; Chapter 4. Distinguishing Homicide from SIDS; Chapter 5. The Scientific Case against Folbigg; Chapter 6. A Mother Who Would Kill Her Children; Chapter 7. Reading Guilt: Kathleen Folbigg's Diaries; Chapter 8. Media Monster
- Chapter 9. ConclusionBibliography; Appendix. Chronology of Folbigg Children's Lives and Deaths; Index
- Isbn
- 9781472565556
- Label
- Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
- Title
- Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
- Subject
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- Australia
- Case studies
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia -- Case studies
- Electronic books
- Evidence (Law)
- Evidence (Law)
- Evidence (Law) -- Australia -- Cases
- Filicide
- Filicide -- Australia -- Case studies
- LAW -- Criminal Procedure
- Trials, litigation, etc
- Filicide
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Since the early 1990s, unexplained infant death has been reformulated as a criminal justice problem within many western societies. This shift has produced wrongful convictions in more than one jurisdiction. This book uses a detailed case study of the murder trial and appeals of Kathleen Folbigg to examine the pragmatics of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It explores how legal process, medical knowledge and expectations of motherhood work together when a mother is charged with killing infants who have died in mysterious circumstances. The author argues that Folbigg, who remains in prison, was
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cunliffe, Emma
- Dewey number
- 345.05
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HV6541.A8 C86 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- legal cases and notes
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Filicide
- Evidence (Law)
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Evidence (Law)
- Filicide
- LAW
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Evidence (Law)
- Filicide
- Australia
- Label
- Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608; Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608.pdf; Prelims; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; List of Illustrations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Folbigg Case; Chapter 3. Unexplained Infant Death: A Shifting Theory of Maternal Culpability; Chapter 4. Distinguishing Homicide from SIDS; Chapter 5. The Scientific Case against Folbigg; Chapter 6. A Mother Who Would Kill Her Children; Chapter 7. Reading Guilt: Kathleen Folbigg's Diaries; Chapter 8. Media Monster
- Chapter 9. ConclusionBibliography; Appendix. Chronology of Folbigg Children's Lives and Deaths; Index
- Control code
- 780425692
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (247 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472565556
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
- 9786613340245
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 334024
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)780425692
- Label
- Murder, Medicine and Motherhood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608; Cunliffe_EB661 Murder, Medicine and Motherhood 9781847316608.pdf; Prelims; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; List of Illustrations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Folbigg Case; Chapter 3. Unexplained Infant Death: A Shifting Theory of Maternal Culpability; Chapter 4. Distinguishing Homicide from SIDS; Chapter 5. The Scientific Case against Folbigg; Chapter 6. A Mother Who Would Kill Her Children; Chapter 7. Reading Guilt: Kathleen Folbigg's Diaries; Chapter 8. Media Monster
- Chapter 9. ConclusionBibliography; Appendix. Chronology of Folbigg Children's Lives and Deaths; Index
- Control code
- 780425692
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (247 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472565556
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786613340245
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 334024
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)780425692
Subject
- Australia
- Case studies
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia -- Case studies
- Electronic books
- Evidence (Law)
- Evidence (Law)
- Evidence (Law) -- Australia -- Cases
- Filicide
- Filicide -- Australia -- Case studies
- LAW -- Criminal Procedure
- Trials, litigation, etc
- Filicide
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