Research demonstrates that prostitutes are at heightened risk of fatal victimization. Besides,
prostitute homicides are known to be notoriously difficult to investigate; and hence, little is …

Given recent US Supreme Court rulings regarding the constitutionality of juveniles who
received mandated life sentences, questions have arisen in the field of criminology …

Sex workers are commonly claimed to be at heightened risk of fatal victimization. Although
prior research indicates that the dynamics of sex worker homicides resemble sexual …

Beyond the long-term, life-altering impact of their crimes, the notion that a child below the
age of 14 could engage in lethal or extremely violent behavior violates some of society's …

Despite the decrease in the prevalence juvenile-perpetrated homicide in the past couple of
decades, these offenders continue to commit crimes that shock the public and increase the …

Murder by offenders under the age of 18 is a cause for public concern, despite the overall
decrease in the rate of juvenile-perpetrated homicide since 1994. Due to several rulings by …

This chapter provides an overview of the major psychological perspectives in the field of
criminology and their application to juvenile homicide offenders (JHOs). These perspectives …

Sexual homicides by juveniles are rare and complex criminal behaviors with biopsy-
chosocial etiologies. Management of such offenders by the judicial system is also a …

Murder by offenders under the age of 18 has generated considerable interest and concern
in the United States since the early 1980s. Although the rates of juvenile-perpetrated …

Studies involving murder are often focused on one offender group or a specific victim type.
Due to focused research on this topic, there is a need to explore homicidal research …