Invited Address: Street Killings: Prediction of Homicide Offenders and Their Victims

Loeber, Rolf; Ahonen, Lia

doi:10.1007/s10964-013-0022-6

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“…It should be noted that the concept of pathways is probabilistic rather than deterministic (i.e., does not stipulate that a given individual will definitely become violent later in life). The following text is partly based on Loeber (2013), and Loeber and Ahonen (2013).…”

Section: Developmental Pathways (With Focus On Violence)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Violence de-mystified: Findings on violence by young males in the Pittsburgh Youth Study.

Loeber

Ahonen

Stallings

et al. 2017

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Section: Developmental Pathways (With Focus On Violence)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Violence de-mystified: Findings on violence by young males in the Pittsburgh Youth Study.

Loeber

Ahonen

Stallings

et al. 2017

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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“…Additional evidence demonstrating the overemphasis of peer influence arguments as it relates to homicide emerge from a large Pittsburgh public school sample of 1,517 children (Pittsburgh Youth Study;Farrington et al, 2018). Only 37 children went on to eventually be arrested for homicide (Loeber & Ahonen, 2013). Of the many factors accounted for, peer delinquency had the fifteenth largest effect size.…”

Section: Negative External Influencesmentioning

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Homicide and Criminal Maturity of Juvenile Offenders: A Critical Review

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In 2012, the United States Supreme Court struck down existing legislative statutes mandating life without parole sentencing of convicted homicide offenders under age 18. The Court’s core rationale credited research on brain development that concludes that juveniles are biologically less capable of complex decision-making and impulse control, driven by external influences, and more likely to change. Closer scrutiny of the research cited in the defendants’ amicus brief; however, reveals it to be inherently flawed because it did not include relevant populations, such as violent offenders; utilized hypothetical scenarios or games to approximate decision-making; ignored research on recidivism risk; made untenable leaps in their interpretation of relevance to the study of homicide, and failed to include contradictory evidence, even from the brief’s authors. In forensic assessment, a blanket assumption of immaturity based on a homicide offender’s age is not appropriate, as research has demonstrated that in relevant respects, older adolescents can be just as mature as adults. An individualized and thorough assessment of each juvenile offender, including an analysis of personal history, behavioral evidence such as pre, during, and post crime behavior, and testing data more accurately inform questions of immaturity and prognosis in juvenile violent offenders.

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“…Often, they are aware of who killed their child and may feel some sense of relief when they are told there will be a reprisal. There is limited information regarding this phenomenon, but research has exposed why some individuals become homicide offenders, explaining why these offenders later become homicide victims themselves (Loeber & Abonen, 2013).…”

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Signs of Traumatic Grief, Lack of Justice, Magnitude of Loss, and Signs of Resilience Following the Homicidal Loss of Their Adult Child Among Caribbean Black Mothers

Huggins

Hinkson

2020

Omega (Westport)

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This study examined the aftermath of adult homicide on Trinidadian mothers. This is an understudied population, and the ability of these mothers to cope with the aftermath of such a tragedy needs to be fully acknowledged in order to understand their mental health status after the traumatic death of an adult child. This study utilized a narrative analysis approach to interview 20 mothers and used NVIVO 12 software to analyze the data. The findings highlight that factors such as multiple deaths, the scale of loss, and attempts to seek justice complicated the grief process. Although none of the mothers interviewed were diagnosed with a grief disorder, it was evident that their grief was indeed traumatic. It took more than a year for some mothers to find ways and opportunities for resilience, while others continue to struggle in the aftermath. Homicidally bereaved mothers are a distinct population that should be studied as they have the experiential knowledge and are willing to share the feelings and trauma-related needs after their loss.

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Invited Address: Street Killings: Prediction of Homicide Offenders and Their Victims

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Violence de-mystified: Findings on violence by young males in the Pittsburgh Youth Study.

Violence de-mystified: Findings on violence by young males in the Pittsburgh Youth Study.

Homicide and Criminal Maturity of Juvenile Offenders: A Critical Review

Signs of Traumatic Grief, Lack of Justice, Magnitude of Loss, and Signs of Resilience Following the Homicidal Loss of Their Adult Child Among Caribbean Black Mothers

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