{"product_id":"why-kids-kill-parents-child-abuse-and-adolescent-homicide-9780803970601","title":"Why Kids Kill Parents: Child Abuse and Adolescent Homicide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathleen M. Heide\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragic portrait of adolescents who kill their parents is revealed in this volume: these young people almost always kill out of desperation as they are almost always victims of severe child abuse, neglect and dysfunctional parenting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing upon her experience as a clinician, expert witness and scholar, the author asserts that a combination of interconnected problems creates the conditions for parricide, including: severe sexual, physical and\/\/or verbal abuse of the child; escalating violence in the family; and increasing vulnerability of the child to stressors in the home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sensitive volume includes an examination of interventions that are effective in treating such children. Heide concludes that ado\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45457300521111,"sku":"9780803970601","price":7463.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803970601.webp?v=1769293196","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-kids-kill-parents-child-abuse-and-adolescent-homicide-9780803970601","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}