A comparative study of predictive criteria in the predisposition of homicidal adolescents
Abstract
The authors evaluated the criteria that are cited in the literature as predictive of homicidal predisposition. They applied three categories of criteria--clinical, developmental, and environmental factors--to a study group of 10 adolescents who had committed homicide, 10 who had threatened or attempted homicide, and 10 hospitalized controls. Their findings did not support the presence of a well-crystallized predisposition for homicidal behavior in this population, but they did show that the adolescents who committed homicide were psychotic- regressive and those who threatened or attempted homicide were organic- impulsive. The study strongly suggests the importance of environmental factors in reinforcing homicidal behavior.
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