KILLER KIDS

Softcover. Up to 1,500 kids below the legal age of 18 commit murders. And the numbers are growing higher each year. Who are these kids and why are they doing this? Do males commit more murders than their female counterparts? Are more crimes committed by kids with prior criminal records? What is the motivation for a child to commit murder and mayhem? Which age group is the most likely to kill? Are most murders by kids committed while they are at school? Just what weapons does a kid have access to? What is "Intermittent Explosive Disorder" and how does it relate? Do Killer Kids work alone or are the more likely to kill in packs? Are they killing their own families or strangers? J. Edgar Hoover, long dead director of the FBI warned us of a new crime wave spawned from a 'juvenile jungle,' an army of teenaged criminals. Not well known for his psychic abilities, perhaps he was more prescient than we knew. Case Histories + Bibliog. 249pp. trade size softcovert. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Cover art by Nick Bougas and Tom Dougherty. F. with no creasing to covers.