The Resource Why kids kill : inside the minds of school shooters, Peter Langman
Why kids kill : inside the minds of school shooters, Peter Langman
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- Summary
- In the horrific aftermath of school shootings, distraught communities struggle to make sense of these seemingly senseless acts. Yet despite massive media coverage very little is known about what the young perpetrators felt or how they rationalized their acts. Peer harassment and social ostracism have been cast as triggers for the violence, but psychologist Dr. Pater Langman argues that the problems are larger and reside deep within the psyches of the shooters. This book is an analysis of the psychological causes of school shootings. Going beyond surface explanations, Langman shows how three distinct types of youths become school shooters: kids who are narcissistic and sadistic, kids who have hallucinations and delusions, and kids who have been abused and traumatized. He reveals why certain teens think of violence as a stepping-stone to status and power and carry out their murder sprees in schools. Eschewing simplistic labels, Langman builds complex psychological profiles of the perpetrators of major shootings--from the Arkansas shooting that inspired subsequent rampage attacks, to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold at Columbine, to Seung Hui Cho and the massacre at Virginia Tech. Langman bases his analysis on nearly 20 years of therapeutic practice with troubled youth and offers insight into why certain teens exhibit the potential to kill. He identifies early signs of possible violence and suggests preventive measures that educators and parents can take to protect their communities
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Contents
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- School shooters : beyond the sound bite
- "I am the law" : two psychopaths
- "A God of sadness" : a schizotypal youth
- "None of this is real" : four schizophrenics
- Traumatized shooters
- "Every man's nightmare" : three traumatized children
- Beyond the typology
- Kids caught in the nick of time
- What can be done to prevent school shootings
- Isbn
- 9780230101487
- Label
- Why kids kill : inside the minds of school shooters
- Title
- Why kids kill
- Title remainder
- inside the minds of school shooters
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Langman
- Subject
-
- Meurtre multiple dans les écoles -- États-Unis
- Violence
- Våld -- Förenta staterna
- Juvenile homicide -- United States
- Violence -- psychology
- Schule
- Gewalt
- Youth and violence
- Mental Disorders -- therapy
- Juvenile homicide
- Youth and violence -- United States
- Violence chez l'adolescent -- États-Unis
- Violence -- États-Unis
- School shootings
- Aggression hos ungdomar -- Förenta staterna
- Students -- psychology
- Homicide -- psychology
- Amok
- Violence chez les jeunes -- États-Unis
- Våld i skolan -- Förenta staterna
- trueViolence -- United States
- Violence in adolescence -- United States
- Psychotherapy -- methods
- Adolescent
- School violence -- United States
- United States
- Skolmassakrer -- Förenta staterna
- USA
- trueSchool shootings -- United States
- School violence
- Violence in adolescence
- Violence dans les écoles -- États-Unis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the horrific aftermath of school shootings, distraught communities struggle to make sense of these seemingly senseless acts. Yet despite massive media coverage very little is known about what the young perpetrators felt or how they rationalized their acts. Peer harassment and social ostracism have been cast as triggers for the violence, but psychologist Dr. Pater Langman argues that the problems are larger and reside deep within the psyches of the shooters. This book is an analysis of the psychological causes of school shootings. Going beyond surface explanations, Langman shows how three distinct types of youths become school shooters: kids who are narcissistic and sadistic, kids who have hallucinations and delusions, and kids who have been abused and traumatized. He reveals why certain teens think of violence as a stepping-stone to status and power and carry out their murder sprees in schools. Eschewing simplistic labels, Langman builds complex psychological profiles of the perpetrators of major shootings--from the Arkansas shooting that inspired subsequent rampage attacks, to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold at Columbine, to Seung Hui Cho and the massacre at Virginia Tech. Langman bases his analysis on nearly 20 years of therapeutic practice with troubled youth and offers insight into why certain teens exhibit the potential to kill. He identifies early signs of possible violence and suggests preventive measures that educators and parents can take to protect their communities
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Langman, Peter F
- Dewey number
- 371.7/82
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Youth and violence
- School violence
- Violence in adolescence
- Violence
- School shootings
- Juvenile homicide
- Violence
- Adolescent
- Homicide
- Mental Disorders
- Psychotherapy
- Students
- Violence chez les jeunes
- Violence dans les écoles
- Violence chez l'adolescent
- Violence
- Meurtre multiple dans les écoles
- Juvenile homicide
- School shootings
- School violence
- Violence
- Violence in adolescence
- Youth and violence
- United States
- Amok
- Schule
- Gewalt
- USA
- Aggression hos ungdomar
- Våld i skolan
- Våld
- Skolmassakrer
- Label
- Why kids kill : inside the minds of school shooters, Peter Langman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- School shooters : beyond the sound bite -- "I am the law" : two psychopaths -- "A God of sadness" : a schizotypal youth -- "None of this is real" : four schizophrenics -- Traumatized shooters -- "Every man's nightmare" : three traumatized children -- Beyond the typology -- Kids caught in the nick of time -- What can be done to prevent school shootings
- Control code
- ocn240189360
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230101487
- Lccn
- 2008032597
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)240189360
- Label
- Why kids kill : inside the minds of school shooters, Peter Langman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- School shooters : beyond the sound bite -- "I am the law" : two psychopaths -- "A God of sadness" : a schizotypal youth -- "None of this is real" : four schizophrenics -- Traumatized shooters -- "Every man's nightmare" : three traumatized children -- Beyond the typology -- Kids caught in the nick of time -- What can be done to prevent school shootings
- Control code
- ocn240189360
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230101487
- Lccn
- 2008032597
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)240189360
Subject
- Adolescent
- Aggression hos ungdomar -- Förenta staterna
- Amok
- Gewalt
- Homicide -- psychology
- Juvenile homicide
- Juvenile homicide -- United States
- Mental Disorders -- therapy
- Meurtre multiple dans les écoles -- États-Unis
- Psychotherapy -- methods
- School shootings
- trueSchool shootings -- United States
- School violence
- School violence -- United States
- Schule
- Skolmassakrer -- Förenta staterna
- Students -- psychology
- USA
- United States
- Violence
- trueViolence -- United States
- Violence -- psychology
- Violence -- États-Unis
- Violence chez l'adolescent -- États-Unis
- Violence chez les jeunes -- États-Unis
- Violence dans les écoles -- États-Unis
- Violence in adolescence
- Violence in adolescence -- United States
- Våld -- Förenta staterna
- Våld i skolan -- Förenta staterna
- Youth and violence
- Youth and violence -- United States
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