Why Kids Kill Parents
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...
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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. Booknews Criminologist and psychotherapist Kathleen Heide focuses on families that breed violence and the relationship between patricide and child abuse. A discussion of maltreatment, who kills, youths at risk, and legal and psychological issues is followed by three detailed case studies and a discussion of intervention, society's contributions to both the problems and solutions. First published in 1992 by Ohio State University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIParricide: Facts and Issues11The Phenomenon of Parricide32Child Maltreatment and Parricide193Which Youths Kill334Youths at Risk445Legal and Psychological Issues54IICase Studies656Assessment and Its Implications677Peter Jones748Scott Anders929Patty Smith111IIIImplications, Practical Suggestions, and Future Directions13710Intervention after the Tragedy13911Society's Role151Appendix: Analysis of Parricide Offenders by Juvenile versus Adult Status163Notes165Bibliography181Index193
\ BooknewsCriminologist and psychotherapist Kathleen Heide focuses on families that breed violence and the relationship between patricide and child abuse. A discussion of maltreatment, who kills, youths at risk, and legal and psychological issues is followed by three detailed case studies and a discussion of intervention, society's contributions to both the problems and solutions. First published in 1992 by Ohio State University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
