The Devil's Children A History of Childhood and Murder

"A dramatic, passionate, essential read for every teacher, social worker, therapist, judge and editor of national newspapers."-- Anglo American Book This book offers a true-crime history of children who kill and how adults have tried to make sense of them. Focusing on the earliest recorded cases up to the present day, this fascinating investigation explores how these unusual crimes were as pivotal then as they are now in wider deliberations about childhood, morality, and the troubling boundaries between innocence and experience. Loretta Loachhas a PhD in history. She has written for the Guardian, The Observer, and New Statesman.

Loretta Loach: Loretta Loach has an extensive background in television documentaries, as well as a PhD in history.