savage spawn reflections on violent children
this thought provoking and timely book from a 1 new york times bestselling novelist and noted child psychologist reveals the factors that often lead to explosive and shocking juvenile violence . br ethically and morally kids are works in progress . throw in psychopathy and youve got a soul that will never be complete . br br in this powerful disturbing book bestselling author and noted child psychologist jonathan kellerman shines a penetrating light on antisocial youth kids who kill without remorse asserting that psychopathic tendencies begin very early in life as young as three and they endure . criticizing our quick impulse to blame violent movies or a morally bankrupt society kellerman convinces us that it is the kids themselves who need to be examined . carefully . br how do children become cold blooded killers kellerman warns that todays aggressive bully is tomorrows mafia don cult leader or genocidal dictator . violently psychopathic youths possess an overriding need for power control and stimulation and all display a complete lack of regard for the humanity of others . he examines the origins of psychopathy and the ever shifting debate between nurture and nature offering some controversial solutions to dealing with homicidal tendencies in children . br as timely as todays headlines more gripping than fiction savage spawn is a provocative look at the links between society and biology children and violence . kellermans sobering message will remain with you long after the last page is turned .
examines the origins of violence in children arguing that psychopathology begins as early as age three and proposing radical methods of dealing with homicidal youth