School shooting in statu nascendi

In the last few years, amok-like killings and especially so-called "school shootings" have received a great deal of public attention both in the Old and the New world. Meanwhile, criminal psychological research has gained a thorough insight into this dangerous development in young people....

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Published inArchiv fur Kriminologie Vol. 229; no. 1-2; p. 1
Main Author Knecht, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.01.2012
Subjects
Adolescent
Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology
Antisocial Personality Disorder - therapy
Commitment of Mentally Ill
Homicide - legislation & jurisprudence
Homicide - prevention & control
Homicide - psychology
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - legislation & jurisprudence
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - rehabilitation
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - psychology
Male
Rage
Rejection (Psychology)
Risk Factors
Schools
Self-Injurious Behavior - prevention & control
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Social Isolation
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Summary:In the last few years, amok-like killings and especially so-called "school shootings" have received a great deal of public attention both in the Old and the New world. Meanwhile, criminal psychological research has gained a thorough insight into this dangerous development in young people. Thus, the possibility to assess the concrete threat of such a multiple killing before it is carried out has been considerably improved, as many prognostic criteria have been worked out in the meantime. The case report presented shows that it is possible to exercise a favourable influence on this critical negative trend.
ISSN:0003-9225