RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Filicidal Abuse in the Histories of 15 Condemned Murderers
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 345
OP 352
VO 14
IS 4
A1 Feldman, Marilyn
A1 Mallouh, Katherine
A1 Lewis, Dorothy Otnow
YR 1986
UL http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/345.abstract
AB This paper describes the family characteristics of 15 Death Row inmates. It documents extraordinary physical and/or sexual abuse in 13 cases. It describes murderous behaviors of parents toward children in 8 cases and documents ongoing hostility and neglect throughout childhood and adulthood. The paper explores the mechanisms by which such abuse may contribute to violent behaviors. It highlights the relevance of these findings to the outcome of sentencing in capital cases.