Characteristics of Homicidal and Violent Juveniles
| Autor: | Geoffrey R. McKee, David M. Shumaker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Health (social science) Population Poison control Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Criminology Suicide prevention Pathology and Forensic Medicine Homicide Forensic psychiatry Injury prevention medicine Juvenile Psychiatry education Psychology Law |
| Zdroj: | Violence and Victims. 16:401-409 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7073 0886-6708 |
| Popis: | Homicidal youth have received considerable attention in the mass media and social science literature in recent years. Due to several methodological obstacles, relatively little is known about the premorbid and offense characteristics of this population. The current investigation compared 30 juvenile males charged with murder with a group of 62 juvenile males charged with other violent felony offenses. Comparisons were made across 33 demographic, historical, clinical, offense, and forensic characteristics. Both groups were similar in their demographic characteristics and family backgrounds. Juvenile homicide defendants, however, were less likely than the comparison group to have a current Axis I psychiatric diagnosis. Homicide defendants were also more likely to have acted alone and to have committed their alleged crime in a domestic setting. Implications of the results are discussed as are suggestions for future research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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