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Why kids kill parents : child abuse and adolescent homicide /

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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...

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Main Author: Heide, Kathleen M.
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 1995.
Subjects:
Parricide > United States.
Dysfunctional families > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Adolescent psychotherapy > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 1992.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 197 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483327174 (ebook) :