Why Kids Kill Parents
Child Abuse and Adolescent Homicide
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
| Author: | Kathleen M. Heide | ISBN: | 9781544343150 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | September 30, 1994 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathleen M. Heide |
| ISBN: | 9781544343150 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | September 30, 1994 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc |
| Language: | English |
A tragic portrait of adolescents who kill their parents is revealed in this volume: these young people almost always kill out of desperation as they are almost always victims of severe child abuse, neglect and dysfunctional parenting.
Drawing upon her experience as a clinician, expert witness and scholar, the author asserts that a combination of interconnected problems creates the conditions for parricide, including: severe sexual, physical and//or verbal abuse of the child; escalating violence in the family; and increasing vulnerability of the child to stressors in the home.
This sensitive volume includes an examination of interventions that are effective in treating such children. Heide concludes that ado
A tragic portrait of adolescents who kill their parents is revealed in this volume: these young people almost always kill out of desperation as they are almost always victims of severe child abuse, neglect and dysfunctional parenting.
Drawing upon her experience as a clinician, expert witness and scholar, the author asserts that a combination of interconnected problems creates the conditions for parricide, including: severe sexual, physical and//or verbal abuse of the child; escalating violence in the family; and increasing vulnerability of the child to stressors in the home.
This sensitive volume includes an examination of interventions that are effective in treating such children. Heide concludes that ado
