The Routledge International Handbook of Juvenile Homicide is the definitive work on juvenile homicide. This volume provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and in-depth exploration of what is known about juveniles involved in murder. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to juvenile homicide, this handbook brings together the leading experts in social sciences, mental health, and law from many countries. The volume covers the phenomenon of juvenile homicide from beginning to end, by addressing the questions why do kids kill? all the way to how does society stop them from killing? .

The tough issues involved in sentencing youths who take the lives of others, often deliberately and in horrific ways, are confronted through chapters addressing the legal issues, child development factors, risk assessment, public attitudes, and ethical concerns. The volume brings together research specifically conducted for this volume, in addition to summaries and discussions of clinical and empirical findings. Each chapter ends with key takeaway points. Contributors include psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, sociologists, lawyers, economists, biologists, epidemiologists, and public health and public policy experts. Uniquely, they examine murder by juveniles across the globe. The volume includes research pertaining to the causes, correlates, and theoretical explanations of juvenile homicide offending. Moving beyond discussions of juvenile homicide offenders (JHOs) as a homogenous group, the volume includes research on specific types of JHOs and research investigating age and gender differences among JHOs. In addition, it draws attention to the empirical factors associated with juvenile homicide offending, effective treatment of JHOs, recidivism, and prevention of violent behavior. The volume also makes recommendations for policy and practice, including how to shift government policy from punishing lawbreakers to saving lives.

This volume is essential reading for scholars and students researching youth violence/juvenile homicide across a variety of disciplines including criminology, criminal justice, law, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, social work, public health, and education. It is also an invaluable reference for mental health professionals, practitioners in the juvenile and criminal justice systems, policymakers, and government leaders.

PART 1

Juvenile homicide today



1 Crime forecasting and the disappearing juvenile crime wave

James Alan Fox

2 The International handbook of juvenile homicide: The view from 30,000 feet

Kathleen M. Heide

3 Juvenile homicide offenders: A synopsis of the literature on characteristics and risk factors

Norair Khachatryan



PART II

Cross-national perspectives on juvenile homicide



4 Juvenile homicide in the United States

Kathleen M. Heide



5 Youth-involved/juvenile homicide cases in Canada

Adrienne M. F. Peters, Amanda R. Champion, and Raymond R. Corrado



6 Juvenile homicide in England and Wales

Rachel Condry, Caroline Miles, and Lucy Trafford



7 Juvenile homicide in the Netherlands

Pauline Aarten, Anne-Laura van Harmelen, and Marieke Liem



8 Juvenile homicide in Belgium

F. Jeane Gerard



9 Juvenile homicide in Australia

D. Jenny Cartwright



10 Cross-national trends and predictors of youth homicide victimization

Mateus R. Santos



PART III

Types of juvenile homicide offenders



11 School shootings and threat assessment



Dewey G. Cornell



12 Crime, conflict, and fighting for fun: Types of juvenile homicide offenders in Australia

Simone J. Deegan



13 Juvenile sexual homicide offenders: Clinical findings and considerations

Sanya Virani, Jason Andreas, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, and Wade Myers



14 Juvenile sexual homicide: A review of offender, victim, and offense characteristics

Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan



PART IV

Age Considerations among juvenile homicide offenders



15 Male juvenile homicide offenders: Developmental and empirical differences among young boys, pre-teens, and teens who kill

Brian G. Sellers and Kathleen M. Heide



16 Child perpetrators of homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm fatalities in the United States

Sara J. Solnick and David Hemenway



PART V

Gender differences among juvenile homicide offenders



17 An empirically-derived typology of male juvenile homicide offenders in the United States

Cedric Michel, Kathleen Heide, Bryanna Fox, John Cochran, and Norair Khachatryan



18 Statistical profiles of female juvenile homicide offenders: A latent class analysis

John Cochran, Kathleen Heide, Bryanna Fox, and Norair Khachatryan



PART VI

Family homicides perpetrated by juvenile homicide offenders



19 Understanding Parricide: Pathways to killing parents

Kathleen M. Heide



20 Juvenile involvement in double parricide and familicide in the U.S.

Averi R. Fegadel



PART VII

Causes, correlates, and theoretical explanations of juvenile homicide offending



21 Why kids kill: Sociological Perspectives of juvenile homicide

Wesley G. Jennings and Nicholas M. Perez



22 Psychological Perspectives on juvenile homicide

Chae M. Jaynes and Deanna N. Devlin



23 Biological and psychological effects of trauma

Eldra P. Solomon and Kathleen M. Heide



24 Why do juveniles kill: An ecological perspective on the developmental dynamics

James Garbarino



25 Evolutionary perspectives on juvenile homicide offending

Madeleine K. Meehan and Todd K. Shackelford



PART VIII

Clinical observations by experienced juvenile homicide offender forensic evaluators



26 Clinical impressions of juvenile homicide offenders

James Garbarino



27 Nuts and bolts of conducting forensic evaluations of juvenile homicide offenders

Kathleen M. Heide



28 Juvenile homicide offenders: Is there evidence they mature over time?

Kathleen M. Heide



PART IX

Treatment of juvenile homicide offenders



29 Innovative treatment for juvenile homicide: A dose-response analysis of recidivism outcomes

Darin R. Haerle



30 Effective treatment of severely aggressive youth with callous-unemotional traits

Michael F. Caldwell and Brendan M. Caldwell



PART X

Competency, culpability, and sentencing considerations regarding juvenile homicide offenders



31 Adolescent development and justice; bridging science with practice how should the legal system respond to juveniles charged with homicide? A developmental perspective

Colleen Brown, Jordan Beardslee, and Elizabeth Cauffman



32 From transient immaturity to a permanent transformation: Jack's story

Frank DiCataldo



33 Risk assessment for juvenile homicide offenders: Best practices and a cautionary note

Jaymes Fairfax-Columbo, Sarah Fishel, Haleh Kanani, and David DeMatteo



34 Juveniles Sentenced to life in Australia empirical findings

Simone J Deegan



35 Growing up incarcerated: A prisoner's perspective on the juvenile homicide offender experience

John Hovey (post-script by Carol Welch)



36 Juvenile homicide: Public perceptions and sentencing considerations

Kirk Heilbrun and Heidi Zapotocky



37 Ethical considerations in sentencing juvenile homicide offenders to adult prison

Brian G. Sellers



PART XI

Release, recidivism, and Prediction of juvenile homicide offenders



38 The Afterlife and discretional release of juvenile lifers

Simon Singer



39 Juvenile homicide offenders: Synthesis of findings on recidivism

Norair Khachatryan



40 Reentry Experiences and recidivism in a model program

Robert P. Blount III, Lillie A. Harris, and Shelsie Jeanty



41 The implications of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) exposure for juvenile violent offending and homicide: An extension of prospective prediction of juvenile homicide/attempted homicide

Michael T. Baglivio and Kevin T. Wolff



42 Early Risk Factors for Juvenile and youthful homicide offenders in the Pittsburgh Youth Study

David P. Farrington, Lia Ahonen, and Rebecca M. Stallings



PART XII

Prevention of juvenile violence



43 A character education perspective on preventing youth violence

Marvin W Berkowitz, John C. Gibbs, and Ann-Marie DiBiase



44 Leveling the playing field: A developmental psychologist's perspective

Danielle Nesi and James Garbarino



45 A biopsychosocial approach to interventions for violent offending

Olivia Choy and Farah Focquaert



46 Juvenile offenders of homicide and prevention suggestions

Karissa R. Pelletier and Jesenia M. Pizarro



PART XIII

Charting the course for the future



47 Addressing Serious Juvenile Violence: Recommendations for Policy and Practice

Jodi Lane



48 How to shift government policy from punishing to saving lives?

Audrey Monette and Irvin Waller