It is not that the families fail to ask for help. There is NO HELP! You wrote that the mother looked everywhere for treatment when Collin didn’t want to return home because she was afraid. Even the police failed to grasp why he was returned home despite making threats. There is nowhere for them! Not even a place to warehouse them. Moreover…There is absolutely no effective treatment for “conduct disorder” or psychopathy. Even “autism” with various aggressive or personality disorders is not particularly amenable to treatment in those with callous and violent traits.
This is a really interesting case study where there are patterns that now appear impossible to ignore. However, these actors did not know how the future would unfold. How many teens in similar situations and with similar patterns end up murdering someone? When we think about crime prevention we also need to consider what rates of false positives/negatives we are willing to tolerate. We also need to consider that removing someone from such an environment could exacerbate their mental health and push them to be violent. What do to?
Why didn't Catherine griffith's neighbors call 911 when two of them witnessed her son dragging her inside the house??
It is not that the families fail to ask for help. There is NO HELP! You wrote that the mother looked everywhere for treatment when Collin didn’t want to return home because she was afraid. Even the police failed to grasp why he was returned home despite making threats. There is nowhere for them! Not even a place to warehouse them. Moreover…There is absolutely no effective treatment for “conduct disorder” or psychopathy. Even “autism” with various aggressive or personality disorders is not particularly amenable to treatment in those with callous and violent traits.
Informative post as usual, Joni. I have a dozen thoughts swirling around inside, none of which are concrete enough to add as a question or comment.
This is a really interesting case study where there are patterns that now appear impossible to ignore. However, these actors did not know how the future would unfold. How many teens in similar situations and with similar patterns end up murdering someone? When we think about crime prevention we also need to consider what rates of false positives/negatives we are willing to tolerate. We also need to consider that removing someone from such an environment could exacerbate their mental health and push them to be violent. What do to?