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Adolescents who kill
Author(s) -
Busch Kenneth G.,
Zagar Robert,
Hughes John R.,
Arbit Jack,
Bussell Robert E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199007)46:4<472::aid-jclp2270460416>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , homicide , socioeconomic status , juvenile delinquency , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , alcohol abuse , psychiatry , medical emergency , demography , medicine , population , pathology , sociology
From a sample of 1,956 adolescent delinquents referred to us by the court for physical, psychological, psychiatric, educational, and social examinations, 71 delinquents convicted of homicide were matched with 71 nonviolent delinquents by age, race, sex, and socioeconomic status (SES). These two groups were compared on the basis of these evaluations by stepwise discriminant analysis, matched pairs, two‐tailed t ‐tests, and nonparametric tests. Adolescents who kill have a tetrad of symptoms: (1) criminally violent family members; (2) gang membership; (3) severe educational difficulties; and (4) alcohol abuse.