NCJ Number
32279
Journal
HUMAN BEHAVIOR Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1976) Pages: 16-23
Date Published
1976
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THE PROBLEM OF MURDEROUS AGGRESSION ON THE PART OF CHILDREN (USUALLY DIRECTED AGAINST SIBLINGS OR OTHER CHILDREN) IS DISCUSSED.
Abstract
MURDER BY CHILDREN PROBABLY OCCURS, STATES THE AUTHOR, MORE OFTEN THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT, AND IT MAY ACCOUNT FOR SOME IMPROPER PROSECUTIONS OF PARENTS WHO EITHER CANNOT FACE THE FACTS OR CANNOT PRODUCE AN ALIBI. MURDERS BY CHILDREN ARE JUDGED IRRATIONAL, OCCUR IN THE HEAT OF PASSION, AND ARE ATTRIBUTED TO PRIMAL AGGRESSIVE TENDENCIES.