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Peer reviewedHardwick, Peter J.; Rowton-Lee, Martyn A. – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Reviews the mental health literature relevant to homicidal children and adolescents. Background and situational factors relevant to risk are described. Background factors include the witnessing of serious violence, both live and on the screen, as well as abuse through neglect and deprivation. Discusses other factors that contribute to homicidal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Evaluation
Peer reviewedHill-Smith, Andrew J.; Hugo, Pippa; Hughes, Patricia; Fonagy, Peter; Hartman, David – Journal of Adolescence, 2002
This study examines a group of 21 imprisoned males, convicted of murder whilst aged 18 years or less, and compares them on a range of psychosocial variables to 21 convicted non-violent burglars. Results showed that lower socio-economic status, harsh parenting, and exclusion from school were significantly more common for murderers. Confirms that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
