NCJ Number
13106
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: (1973) Pages: 235-239
Date Published
1973
Length
5 pages
Annotation
SIX CASE HISTORIES FROM THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, EMPHASIZING THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND EMOTIONAL BACKGROUND OF THE MURDERERS.
Abstract
THE STUDIES SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF JUVENILE MURDERERS. THE FIRST TYPE ARE THOSE FROM A NON-DISADVANTAGED SOCIAL CLASS BUT WITH SERIOUS NEUROTIC CONFLICTS WHO BECOME CAUGHT UP IN A SEQUENCE OF HIGHLY CHARGED PSYCHOLOGICAL CIRCUMSTANCES CULMINATING IN A BREAKTHROUGH OF MURDEROUS IMPULSES. THE SECOND TYPE ARE THOSE WITH A HIGHLY DISADVANTAGED SOCIAL BACKGROUND WHOSE EARLY AND PERSISTENT EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION HAS PREVENTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL IMPULSE CONTROLS AND HAS RESULTED IN A LIFE STYLE DOMINATED BY VIOLENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR.