Debauched, Desperate, Deranged

This book examines the over 1400 trials of women accused of homicide in London from 1674-1913, using trial records as well as newspaper, pamphlets and other media to analyse the changing image of the female killer.

Studiile contemporane au concluzionat ca femeile sunt mult mai putin susceptibile de a ucide decat barbatii si ca atunci cand femeile ucid, o fac in cadrul familiei. Debauched, Disperate, Deranged: Women Who Killed, London 1674-1913 examineaza evolutia acestui model in cele peste 1400 de procese in care femeile au fost urmarite penal pentru omucidere in Londra de la sfarsitul secolului al XVII-lea pana chiar inainte de Primul Razboi Mondial.