Kids Who Kill (Juvenile Delinquency Book 8)
Book Details
Author(s)Carle O'Neil, Waln Brown
PublisherWilliam Gladden Foundation Press
ISBN / ASINB004FGLOFK
ISBN-13978B004FGLOF8
Sales Rank983,636
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Unlike most juvenile delinquency books, this one is easy-to-read and to understand. It is a summary about kids who commit murder written for
1. Parents and family members
2. Teachers and school staff
3. Police officers and Sheriff’s deputies
4. Juvenile justice and child welfare professionals
5. Counselors and child psychologists
The act of murder is shocking, and when kids kill we are especially concerned. Children are not supposed to be so frightening. There is a common belief in the innocence of the young, a hope for their future against which the sobering episodes of violent behavior raise profound questions for society.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, about 10 percent of the murders that occurred in the United States in 2006 were committed by juveniles.
The Department of Justice also reports that the older the juvenile, the more likely he is to commit a violent crime.
Juveniles aged 16-17 are most likely to commit a violent crime.
While the number of violent male juvenile offenders continues to outnumber that of violent female juvenile offenders, the number of teen girl killers is on the rise.
From the mid-1980s to the peak in 1993, the juvenile arrest rate for murder more than doubled. Then, the juvenile arrest rate for murder declined through the mid-2000s, reaching a level in 2004 that was 77% less than the 1993 peak.
However, such statistics do not tell us why kids that murder do so.
Perhaps the most prevalent contemporary pattern is gang killers. Some of their acts seem to be violence for the sake of violence; others are associated with turf, the drug trade, exaggerated macho exploits and initiation rites.
Unfortunately, kids kill for other reasons too. For example, teen homicide is often committed in conjunction with other criminal offenses.
Kids that kill other kids and kids who kill parents are involved in interpersonal conflicts, many of which result in the murder of a friend, acquaintance or family member.
Other patterns of the juvenile murderer include psychotic, sex-related and senseless.
Exactly what to do with these young murderers is a matter of opinion, and only time will tell if the rate of kids killing will continue to rise so dramatically. However, two things are certain
1. The increasing frequency of juvenile murder reflects alarming changes in the attitudes and behaviors of the youth population
2. It seems likely that murder by kids will go down only as lesser acts of violence come under control.
This publication provides answers to 21 of the most important questions parents, professionals and the public ask about kids who kill, including
• Who are the kids who kill?
• Who are the victims of the kids who kill?
• What are the characteristics of kids who kill?
• Why do kids kill their parents?
• How are juvenile murderers officially dealt with?
• Can kids who kill be reclaimed through treatment?
Four checklists offer additional information about kids who kill.
1. List of identifiable influences of society, school, family and psychology observed in kids who kill
2. List of why kids kill
3. List of how kids who kill are dealt with by the court
4. List of sources of additional information about kids who kill
Purchase this e-book to learn much more about kids who kill.
1. Parents and family members
2. Teachers and school staff
3. Police officers and Sheriff’s deputies
4. Juvenile justice and child welfare professionals
5. Counselors and child psychologists
The act of murder is shocking, and when kids kill we are especially concerned. Children are not supposed to be so frightening. There is a common belief in the innocence of the young, a hope for their future against which the sobering episodes of violent behavior raise profound questions for society.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, about 10 percent of the murders that occurred in the United States in 2006 were committed by juveniles.
The Department of Justice also reports that the older the juvenile, the more likely he is to commit a violent crime.
Juveniles aged 16-17 are most likely to commit a violent crime.
While the number of violent male juvenile offenders continues to outnumber that of violent female juvenile offenders, the number of teen girl killers is on the rise.
From the mid-1980s to the peak in 1993, the juvenile arrest rate for murder more than doubled. Then, the juvenile arrest rate for murder declined through the mid-2000s, reaching a level in 2004 that was 77% less than the 1993 peak.
However, such statistics do not tell us why kids that murder do so.
Perhaps the most prevalent contemporary pattern is gang killers. Some of their acts seem to be violence for the sake of violence; others are associated with turf, the drug trade, exaggerated macho exploits and initiation rites.
Unfortunately, kids kill for other reasons too. For example, teen homicide is often committed in conjunction with other criminal offenses.
Kids that kill other kids and kids who kill parents are involved in interpersonal conflicts, many of which result in the murder of a friend, acquaintance or family member.
Other patterns of the juvenile murderer include psychotic, sex-related and senseless.
Exactly what to do with these young murderers is a matter of opinion, and only time will tell if the rate of kids killing will continue to rise so dramatically. However, two things are certain
1. The increasing frequency of juvenile murder reflects alarming changes in the attitudes and behaviors of the youth population
2. It seems likely that murder by kids will go down only as lesser acts of violence come under control.
This publication provides answers to 21 of the most important questions parents, professionals and the public ask about kids who kill, including
• Who are the kids who kill?
• Who are the victims of the kids who kill?
• What are the characteristics of kids who kill?
• Why do kids kill their parents?
• How are juvenile murderers officially dealt with?
• Can kids who kill be reclaimed through treatment?
Four checklists offer additional information about kids who kill.
1. List of identifiable influences of society, school, family and psychology observed in kids who kill
2. List of why kids kill
3. List of how kids who kill are dealt with by the court
4. List of sources of additional information about kids who kill
Purchase this e-book to learn much more about kids who kill.
