Children Who Murder A Psychological Perspective

Subjects:

• Psychology » Abnormal Psychology
• Psychology » Child Psychology
• Psychology » Social Psychology
• Crime & Justice » Forensics & Forensic Psychology

Reviews:

• Though scholarly, this timely book is easily accessible to the undergraduate. All psychology collections.
  —Choice November 2001
• [T]hey provide a thorough review of what little we do know, establishing a nice starting point for future research....[i]t reveals the need for criminological theory and research to consider and incorporate psychological perspectives. Perhaps it is only when we simultaneously consider multiple disciplinary perspectives that we will begin to understand this most incomprehensible phenomenon.
  —Criminal Justice Review Autumn 2004
• [H]ighlights the need for more research and understanding in this area.
  —The Journal of the National Association for Youth Justice volume 2: Issue 3

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Honorable Arthur Eugene Moore
• Introduction
• The Research
• Who Are They?
• What Are They Like?
• Who Will Kill?
• By What Means Are They Dealt?
• Developmental Issues
• Moral Development
• The Changing Family
• Assessment and Interventions
• Assessment
• Treatment and Rehabilitation
• Prevention
• Summary and Conclusions
• Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Index