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Why Kids Kill by Peter Langman, PhD

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Why Kids Kill

Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Publish Date
6 November 2018
Run Time
8 hours 32 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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Ten years after the school massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, school shootings are a new and alarming epidemic. While sociologists have attributed the trigger of violence to peer pressure, such as bullying and social isolation, prominent psychologist Peter Langman, argues here that psychological causes are responsible.



Drawing on twenty years of clinical experience, Langman offers surprising reasons for why some teens become violent. Langman divides shooters into three categories, and he discusses the role of personality, trauma, and psychosis among school shooters.



From examining the material evidence of notorious school shooters at Columbine and Virginia Tech to addressing the mental states of the violent youths he treats, Langman shows how to identify early signs of homicide-prone youth and what preventive measures educators, parents, and communities can take to protect themselves from the tragedy.



Contains mature themes.

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Author
Peter Langman, PhD
Narrator
Matthew Josdal
Duration
8 hours 32 minutes
Release Date
6 November 2018
ISBN
9781541449053
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Genre
Psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: adolescents, Abnormal psychology, Society and culture: general, Crime and criminology, Violence and abuse in society

Synopsis

Ten years after the school massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, school shootings are a new and alarming epidemic. While sociologists have attributed the trigger of violence to peer pressure, such as bullying and social isolation, prominent psychologist Peter Langman, argues here that psychological causes are responsible.Drawing on twenty years of clinical experience, Langman offers surprising reasons for why some teens become violent. Langman divides shooters into three categories, and he discusses the role of personality, trauma, and psychosis among school shooters.From examining the material evidence of notorious school shooters at Columbine and Virginia Tech to addressing the mental states of the violent youths he treats, Langman shows how to identify early signs of homicide-prone youth and what preventive measures educators, parents, and communities can take to protect themselves from the tragedy.Contains mature themes.

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