Children
Who Kill: Profiles of Pre-Teen and Teenage Killers
by Carol Anne Davis Thirteen in-depth case studies of juvenile
homicide committed by children between the ages of 10-17 focusing
on societal and psychological factors. Why would two young boys
abduct, torture and kill a toddler? What makes a teenage girl
plot with her classmates to kill her own father? Traditionally,
society is used to regarding children as harmless - but for some
the age of innocence is shortlived, messy and ultimately murderous.
Some of the most notorious killings of the 20th century were committed
by children and it is not a new phenomenon. Mary
Bell, Robert Thompson
and Jon Venables are infamous for their crimes against
other children, but many of the studies here will be less familiar
to the reader and equally as offensive. Murdered by fire, poison,
strangulation or gunshots, victims range from infants to old age
pensioners. Carol Anne Davis sets out to explore this disturbing
subject using in-depth case studies of 13 killers aged between
10-17. Exclusive interviews with experts offer an invaluable insight
into the psychology behind these atrocities and a hard-hitting
look at the role of society in an area too shocking to ignore.
Copyright Kari Sable 1994-2006
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