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CHILD MURDERERS - AN ANALYSIS

NCJ Number
17692
Journal
Criminologist Volume: 9 Issue: 32 Dated: (SPRING 1974) Pages: 3-12
Author(s)
K S W BRENNAN
Date Published
1974
Length
10 pages
Annotation
INVESTIGATION OF A GROUP OF ELEVEN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MURDERERS WITH REGARD TO VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
Abstract
EIGHT OF THE ELEVEN CHILDREN HAD OVER-DOMINANT MOTHERS, ALL HAD NORMAL INTELLIGENCE, ALL WERE FOUND PHYSICALLY, AND MENTALLY WELL, NON SUFFERED FROM FITS AND ALL HAD NORMAL PERSONALITIES.