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Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters
In the horrific aftermath of school shootings, distraught communities struggle to make sense of these seemingly senseless acts. Despite massive media coverage, we know little about what drives young perpetrators or how they rationalize their acts. In this breakthrough analysis, Dr. Peter Langman presents the psychological causes of school shootings and offers unprecedented insight into why certain teens exhibit the potential to kill. He shows how to identify early signs of possible violence and offers preventative measures that parents and educators can take to protect their communities.
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By Ralph W. Larkin "Author of Comprehending Colu... - July 2, 2009I have read Dr. Langman's book with great interest. What he does is take 10 cases -- those with the greatest media coverage -- and attempt to classify the school rampage shooters using categories of psychological dysfunction. To this end he develops three major types: psychopathic, psychotic, and traumatized shooters. To begin with, Dr. Langman begins with one major, seemingly reasonable, assumption: school rampage shooters are psychologically troubled. Well, yes. This is hardly news breaking information. However, as Dr. Langman notes, there is no straight line from psychopathology, psychosis, or psychological traumatization to school shootings, which are extremely rare occurrences. Therefore, Dr. Langman has the same problem as all psychological profilers: false positives. There are hundreds of thousands of American adolescents that fit into Dr. Langman's categories who are not violent in the least way. Therefore, the explanatory power of his paradigm is nil.
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a well written important book
By William J. Hirschman - May 7, 2009I have just completed reading "Why Kids Kill" by Dr. Peter Langman and feel that this book should be read by all thinking people. It is an intelligent, well reasoned book on an extremely important subject which should be read by all school faculty and school psychologists and parents. If we can better understand our children and recognize aberrant behavior we can hopefully prevent these horrible events from devestating our children again.
What happend in Columbine and elsewhere must and can be prevented. This book is a MUST READ by all!
Bill Hirschman,
Ardsley, NY
Excellent book about a difficult topic
By Julie "SauconReader" - May 24, 2009Dr. Langman takes a difficult topic and discusses it in a user-friendly manner. I was fascinated by the psychology of the children who commit these heinous crimes. I particularly liked the last chapter which gave concrete ideas on how to prevent school shootings. This book is a must read for parents and educators alike.
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