TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Youthful familicidal offenders: targeted victims, planned attacks
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Viñas-Racionero, Rosa
A1  - Schlesinger, Louis B.
A1  - Scalora, Mario J.
A1  - Jarvis, John P.
SP  - 535
EP  - 542
VL  - 32
IS  - 5
N2  - A nonrandom national sample of 16 familicides, which involved 19 offenders (ages 14 to 21 years) who either killed or made a serious attempt to kill their families, was studied. The majority of offenders were Caucasian (78.91 %) males (84.21 %) with interpersonal family conflicts due to parental control, substance use, or physical violence. Prior to the murders, 50 % of the offenders reported to others their intent to kill their families. All of the 42 reported victims were specifically targeted and most of the homicides were planned shooting attacks (75 %) rather than spontaneous eruptions. Immediately following the homicides, 75 % of the offenders stole money from their families, and in 50 % of the cases they either called their friends to report the murders or to plan leisure activities. All offenders were immediate suspects and 81.25 % confessed to the homicides. Implications for furthering our understanding of this group of young offenders are offered.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9836-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -