Young Killers: The Challenge of Juvenile Homicide

by Heide and Kathleen M. Heide

Book Overview

Providing an empirical assessment of male adolescent murderers and systematic case presentations of several juvenile homicide offenders, Young Killers addresses psychological assessment, treatment issues and prevention strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of juvenile homicide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761900632
• ISBN13: 9780761900634
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 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.