What Compels Kids to Commit Adult Crimes?

April 2, 2008— -- What drives children to dream up especially violent acts? A disturbing case from Georgia involves third graders who allegedly plotted to harm or even kill their schoolteacher. The case raises questions about school violence and what to do when students make threats or plot an attack.

What drives children to plot murder? How should they be punished? What are the warning signs of a child plotting a violent crime?

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