Citation

Rowley JC, Ewing CP, Singer SI. Behav. Sci. Law 1987; 5(1): 3-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370050102

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Most of the empirical literature on juvenile homicide has emerged from the clinical experience of mental health professionals who have diagnosed and/or treated youngsters who killed. After a critical review of this literature, data on 787 juvenile homicide offenders are presented and discussed. These data indicate that intrafamilial killings represent but a small fraction of all homicides perpetrated by juveniles and that there are clear differences between intrafamilial and extrafamilial juvenile homicides.

Language: en