title: Juvenile homicide: prior adjustment and a proposed typology.
abstract: Studies of juvenile homicide have been limited to small samples and have arrived at widely varying clinical formulations. The present study of 72 juvenile murderers uses a three-group typology based on the circumstances of the offense. Group differences in prior adjustment suggest distinct developmental pathways to adolescent violence. Implications for research and for legal decision-making are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment