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Heckel, Robert V.
Children who murder : a psychological perspective / Robert V. Heckel and David M.
Shumaker ; foreword by Eugene Arthur Moore.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–275–96618–6 (alk. paper)
1. Juvenile homicide—Psychological aspects. 2. Forensic psychiatry. 3. Child
psychotherapy. I. Shumaker, David M. II. Title.
618.92′85844—dc2100–042776

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Copyright © 2001 by Robert V. Heckel and David M. Shumaker

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00–042776
ISBN: 0–275–96618–6

First published in 2001

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Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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