How Altering Our Education System Can Help Us Reduce The Crime Level
Schools are not separate from society, rather school is a smaller society in itself. Less crime and violence will not happen without focus on better education.
Tag: Juvenile Crime
Early Intervention: What We Know About Juvenile Justice, and What Needs To Happen
Since the 19th century the justice system for juveniles has been constantly evolving. There's no clear-cut answer, but research and expert testimony suggests early intervention is a crucial element.
She’s So Cold: Murder, Accusations and the System That Devastated a Family
Stephanie Crowe was just 12-years-old when she was brutally murdered inside her own bedroom at her family home in Escondido, California. On the evening of 21 January 1998, Stephanie was ...
What Should We Do With Teenage Psychopaths?
Adolescence is a time of dramatic psychosocial change and relative to adults, adolescent psychopathy scores are not as stable.
The Baby Bandits of San Francisco
In San Francisco in 1936 a series of holdups escalated into armed robbery and eventually murder, all carried out by a trio of teens that the newspapers dubbed the "Baby ...
A Parent’s Murder and a 16-Year-old Daughter’s Conviction: The Sarah Johnson Parricide Case
At 16 years old Sarah Johnson murdered both her parents in a shocking case of parricide in Idaho in 2003. Although she has always protested her innocence, she remains behind ...
Blaming Violent Video Games For Violence: It’s Time To End The Debate
Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology at Stetson University states that there is no evidence to support claims that violent video games and real-world violence are connected.
A Father’s Murder: Juror Empathy In Patricide Trials Involving Child Sexual Abuse
Juror empathy towards a defendant on trial for the murder of their father, known as patricide, can signiciantly impact their final verdict. Stacey Lannert, Jacob Ind, the Menendez brothers all ...
Child On Child Murders: A Comparative Media Analysis
A comparative analysis of how different societies and cultures in Britain and Norway respond to two cases of child on child murders, the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger in Britain ...
The Psychological Impact of Gang Violence
A violent injury makes you more vulnerable to future mental health problems, and repeated exposure to violence increases the risk of PTSD.
Michelle Carter: Will guilty verdict in teen texting suicide case lead to new laws on end-of-life issues?
Found guilty of manslaughter Michelle Carter encouraged Conrad Roy III to commit suicide via text messages. What are the implications of her guilty verdict?
Love and Emotion in Female Adolescent Parricide
The role of first-love and powerful emotions in adolescent female parricide including the cases of Jasmine Richardson, Erin Caffey, Kim Edwards and Sarah Johnson.
