CHILD WHO MURDERS - A REVIEW OF THEORY AND RESEARCH

• NCJ Number: 13755
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 51-61
• Author(s): K A Adams
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD MURDERERS, POSSIBLE MOTIVATIONS FOR THEIR ACTS, AND LEGAL REACTIONS TO HOMICIDE COMMITTED BY YOUNG CHILDREN.

Abstract

CRIME CAUSES DISCUSSED INCLUDE MODELING OF BEHAVIOR, VICTIM PRECIPITATION, AND REACTION TO STRESS. THE GREAT NEED TO PREDICT AND PREVENT THIS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IS POINTED OUT.