Children Who Kill.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- 1 A Case for Change -- 2 Children Who Kill -- 3 Sadistic and Violent Acts by Children and Young People -- 4 The Sleep of Legal Reason -- 5 Some Issues for the Statutory Agencies -- 6 A System Which Neglects the Child -- 7 The Trial Process in England and Wales -- 8 The Scottish System -- 9 The System in Northern Ireland -- 10 The System in the Republic of Ireland -- 11 Placement in Institutions -- 12 Long Term Statistical Outcomes -- 13 The Italian Juvenile Penal Process and Children Who Kill -- 14 Parties to the Proceedings in Germany, France and Spain -- 15 The German System -- 16 Norway: A Resolutely Welfare-Oriented Approach -- 17 The Dutch System -- 18 The Trial System in Holland -- 19 The Treatment of Seriously Delinquent Young People in the Netherlands -- 20 The French Trial System -- 21 Juvenile Justice in Slovakia -- 22 Child Criminality in Latvia -- 23 The Canadian Legislative Response to Children Who Kill -- 24 Proposals for Change -- Appendix Some International Statistical Comparisons -- Expanded List of Contents.

An Examination of the Treatment of Juveniles Who Kill in Different European Countries. From the tragic Mary Bell and Jamie Bulger murder cases to events world-wide: An expert analysis of what is a global, not just a UK phenomenon. This unique and powerful account, now in its second reprint, includes contributions by 25 legal, medical and psychiatric experts from Europe and CIS states including the author Gita Sereny, Allan Levy QC, Dr. Norman Tutt, Dr Susan Bailey and Peter Badge. There is a also a special chapter by Mary-Anne Kirvan which reviews the position in Canada. Simply excellent and containing information and data not available elsewhere.

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