Children who murder : a psychological perspective / Robert V. Heckel and David M. Shumaker ; foreword by Eugene Arthur Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heckel, Robert V.

Contributor:

Shumaker, David M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile homicide--Psychological aspects.

Juvenile homicide.

Forensic psychiatry.

Child psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 177 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Due to the extensive changes in family structure such as the increase of single parent families, a high divorce rate, and the decline of the extended family, support systems for young children are in decline. This decline disrupts the support systems' ability to shape children's prosocial values. Because of the fear of lawsuits and limited financial resources, community services and schools no longer provide the framework needed to balance changes in the contemporary family structure. This book provides insight into voids that have created social skills affecting this young population using an integrative approach to examine the casual factors of violent behavior in preteens. It offers suggestions for alleviating some of the causative factors that have created this nationwide problem.

Contents:

pt. 1.; The research

; 1.; Who are they?

; 2.; What are they like?

; 3.; Who will kill?

; 4.; By what means are they dealt?

; pt. 2.; Developmental issues

; 5.; Moral development

; 6.; The changing family

; pt. 3.; Assessment and interventions

; 7.; Assessment

; 8.; Treatment and rehabilitation

; 9.; Prevention.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-173) and index.

ISBN:

9798400625343

9780313000379

0313000379

OCLC:

49792671