Young Killers: The Challenge of Juvenile Homicide

by Heide and Kathleen M. Heide

Book Overview

Why is the number of homicides committed by youths rising in the United States? An escalating problem in this country, Juvenile Homicide has been considered an epidemic by mental health professionals as well as practitioners in the juvenile justice and criminal systems. In her book Young Killers, Kathleen M. Heide blends compelling case studies with an empirical assessment of male adolescent murderers, creating a readable and interesting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761900632
• ISBN13: 9780761900634
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Young Killers - Interesting Profile of Juveniles Who Kill

This book is an excellent resource and a must-read for anyone interested in the subject of kids who kill. The book will probably be of most interest to those readers who don't have a background in criminal justice, and for students interested in learning more about the complicated subject of juveniles who commit murder. My only disappointment with this book was that I was in search of specific information on murderers under the age of twelve, and the in-depth case studies in the last part of the book were all convicted murderers who were between 15 and 19 years old when their crimes were committed. So the book title 'Young Killers' is a bit inaccurate, although that doesn't take away from the intensive research and good basic information the author provides.