This article discusses 12 components of effective treatment with juvenile homicide
offenders (JHOs). Eleven of these were identified by psychologist Vicki Agee after many
years of treating serious, chronic, and/or violent youth. The authors, both mental health
professionals, add a 12th component to Agee?s list and tailor the discussion of
intervention strategies to juvenile murderers. The authors? discussion of treatment
strategies is based on years of clinical experience evaluating approximately 100 JHOs
as well as on knowledge of empirically based programs. In preparation for the
discussion, the pertinent literature on treating juvenile offenders, including JHOs, is
reviewed. |