Children who kill : profiles of pre-teen and teenage killers / Carol Anne Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Carol Anne.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile homicide.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents--Psychology.

Murder--Psychology.

Murder.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Allison & Busby, 2003.

Summary:

Why would two young boys abduct, torture and kill a toddler? What makes a teenage girl plot with her classmates to kill her own father? Traditionally, society is used to regarding children as harmless -- but for some the age of innocence is shortlived, messy and ultimately murderous. Some of the most notorious killings of the 20th century were committed by children and it is not a new phenomenon. Mary Bell, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are infamous for their crimes against other children, but many of the studies here will be less familiar to the reader and equally as offensive. Murdered by fire, poison, strangulation or gunshots, victims range from infants to old age pensioners. Children Who Kill is a comprehensive new study of juvenile homicide. Carol Anne Davis sets out to explore this disturbing subject using in-depth case studies of thirteen killers aged between ten and seventeen. Exclusive interviews with experts offer an invaluable insight into the psychology behind these atrocities and a hard-hitting look at the role of society in an area too shocking to ignore.

Contents:

1. The Hurting: Jesse Pomeroy 21

2. Pale Shelter: William Allnutt 33

3. Substitute: Cheryl Pierson & Sean Pica 37

4. I Am, I Said: Peter Dinsdale (aka Bruce Lee) 48

5. Dare To Be Different: Luke Woodham 67

6. Waiting For A Girl Like You: Cindy Collier & Shirley Wolf 80

7. Save Me: Robert Thompson & Jon Venables 92

8. Can't Get It Out Of My Head: Rod Ferrell 108

9. Don't Cry Out Loud: Mary Bell 120

10. Under Pressure: Kip Kinkel 133

11. The Grass Won't Pay No Mind: Wendy Gardner & James Evans 144

12. Nobody's Child: Sean Sellers 154

13. Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown: Johnny Garrett 161

14. Senses Working Overtime: Recognised Typologies Of Children Who Kill 166

15. Cry MeA River: Further Classifications 173

16. Heard It Through The Grapevine: Children Who Kill Their Friends 185

17. Hungry Like The Wolf: Youthful Sex Killers 193

18. Born To Run: Children Who Kill Their Families 207

19. Alone Again, Naturally: Children Who Kill Again As Adults 217

20. Blame It On The Pony Express: The Scapegoats 226

21. Riders On The Storm: The Myth-Makers 235

22. She's So Cold: Telling It Like It Is 245.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0749006102

OCLC:

51001099