Cheryl L Meyer: 4 books
When Mothers Kill
Interviews from Prison
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Winner of the 2008 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Michelle Oberman and Cheryl L. Meyer don’t write for news magazines or prime-time investigative television shows, but the stories they tell hold the same fascination. When Mothers Kill is compelling. In a clear,...
The Wandering Uterus
Politics and the Reproductive Rights of Women
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1997
From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered...
Mothers Who Kill Their Children
Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition...
Explaining Suicide
Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
The rate of suicides is at its highest level in nearly 30 years. Suicide notes have long been thought to be valuable resources for understanding suicide motivation, but up to now the small sample sizes available have made an in-depth analysis difficult. Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and...