TY - BOOK AU - Cunliffe,Emma TI - Murder, Medicine and Motherhood SN - 9781847316608 AV - HV6541.A8 C86 2011 U1 - 345.05 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Hart KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Filicide KW - Evidence (Law) KW - Australia KW - Case studies KW - Cases KW - Preuve (Droit) KW - Australie KW - Jurisprudence KW - Études de cas KW - LAW KW - Criminal Procedure KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Trials, litigation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=437547 ER -