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Youth Who Kill: A Case Study Approach
| Title: | Youth Who Kill: A Case Study Approach |
| Author: | Bunkley, Latisha |
| Description: | This study explored various demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological characteristics of juvenile killers. It was assumed that, in addition to extrinsic and environmental influences, a lack of empathic skill is a major contributor to homicidal behavior by youth. A case study approach was used, focusing on the youth that committed homicides in Youngstown, Ohio. Other methods of research were also used to explore the hypothesis that empathic skill has a negative relationship with homicidal behavior. Results showed that the participants in the current study share various characteristics common to juvenile killers, including the absence of a father in the home, unfavorable home environments, and criminogenic friends and family members. |
| Permanent Link: |
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu998682917
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/3084 |
| Date: | 1999 |
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