When Kids Kill
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in When Kids Kill: Unthinkable Crimes of Lost Innocence (Virgin True Crime) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Book Description
SHOCKING CRIMES OF LOST INNOCENCE
Product Description
Jonathan Paul goes behind the sensationalist headlines of 'child killers' to investigate why these crimes happen examines child homicide in today's violent, confusing world and contextualises it against the cruel unforgiving retribution of yesterday.
Children are increasingly experimenting with drugs and committing offences, but there are those who commit the worst possible crimes: to end another person's life before their own could properly have begun. The cases are shocking but sometimes the path towards them is even more so. This is a fascinating exploration of disturbing events aimed at discovering what happens when childhood is trodden underfoot, and when and why kids kill.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
78 of 81 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Despite the gaudy title this is not a sensationalist work. On the contrary, the author has taken one of the most emotive subjects on earth, researched it thoroughly and written a work of real psychological insight without ever raising his authorial voice. A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in criminal psychology, this book helps us to understand that demonizing children is not merely unethical but utterly unhelpful, and also raises the question of whether the adult should be punished for the crimes of the child. Excellent throughout.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In "When Kids Kill" Jonathan Paul has produced, despite the rather salacious sounding title, a fascinating, balanced and worthwile account of when children become killers. He has researched the issue thoroughly, including speaking to an emminent psychologist in the field, and introduces the book with a chapter on the psychology of child killers. He then goes through some of the more noted cases e.g. Mary Bell, Graham Young, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, plus the killing of Damilola Taylor, devoting a chapter to each case.
The account, whilst detailed, is not over-gratutious, but focuses on what motivates such children, particularly the background of these kids. Whilst some may see this account as being too liberal and sympathetic to such killers, I would argue that it is impeccably balanced. The author's view is that society needs to understand these young killers, not just brand them as born evil, if we are to prevent such cases. However, he also maintains due respect for the suffering of the victims and their families.
I would highly recommend this account to anyone with an interest in true crime and criminal psychology. It is particularly good as an introduction to these more famous cases, and further reading can be undertaken if the reader is interested in a more thorough account.
The account, whilst detailed, is not over-gratutious, but focuses on what motivates such children, particularly the background of these kids. Whilst some may see this account as being too liberal and sympathetic to such killers, I would argue that it is impeccably balanced. The author's view is that society needs to understand these young killers, not just brand them as born evil, if we are to prevent such cases. However, he also maintains due respect for the suffering of the victims and their families.
I would highly recommend this account to anyone with an interest in true crime and criminal psychology. It is particularly good as an introduction to these more famous cases, and further reading can be undertaken if the reader is interested in a more thorough account.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A very interesting and well written book. Some of the cases are very sad, especially the Jamie Bulger and Mary Bell cases. If you work in this field, as I do, you come across this kind of behaviour regularly. Though not very often to the extent of murder. I find in my work with most children who offend that once you start to look into their homelife you will find neglect, cruelty, harshness and abuse, time and time again. It's a thread that runs through most of these cases, though not all. It will go on and on as there are thousands and thousands of children living a nightmare life and some of them will eventually snap!
If you have an interest in why some children kill others, read this book. It may help you understand why some children and young people offend.
If you have an interest in why some children kill others, read this book. It may help you understand why some children and young people offend.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
brilliant
well written gripping book. I couldn't put the book down even though at times I wanted to and was close to tears with some of the accounts written about. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mancie
What an awful book.
This book is incredibly badly written and researched. The stories are just a rehash of other people's work. Read more
Published 1 month ago by han1993
When Kids Kill
The writer has done a fantastic job in giving the facts and remaining objective. He has not branded any of the people he has written about and has obviously done his research, I am... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Vstar
interesting read
interesting read - not the typical hysterical emotive writing that is often the case with such a topic but gives clear concise background information.
Published 3 months ago by maz
VERY BADLY RESEARCHED
THIS BOOK IS SO BAD, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. JONATHAN PAUL HAS DONE HARDLY ANY RESEARCH. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRAGEDY OF YOUNG JESSIE POMEROY. Read more
Published 3 months ago by sky
when kids kill
good book good read very informative very good purchase well written and enjoyable. although it is not a very nice topic it was very detailed and gave me a better understanding on... Read more
Published 7 months ago by hypnojill
When Kids Kill
Very disturbing, but enlightening book. Cannot believe some of the things that go on with some youngsters. Just have to be glad that these things do not happen more often.
Published 9 months ago by Readsalot
every parents worse nitemare
ive read lots of books over the last few years,this really was an insight into kids minds who kill.well not from their points of view but the police and other authorities. Read more
Published 12 months ago by deedee
Sick kids.
This book told me things I did not know about these particular sick crimes, I must say though, the writer seemed to waffle on a little too much about the kids backgrounds before... Read more
Published 18 months ago
Sick kids.
This book told me things I did not know about these particular sick crimes, I must say though, the writer seemed to waffle on a little too much about the kids backgrounds before... Read more
Published 18 months ago
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > True Crime > Murder
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Law & Disorder > Criminology
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Violence in Society
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Sociology > Family & Social Groups > Age Groups > Children
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
