Audio: Story Behind the Story: When Kids Kill

This article and others forthcoming on this topic are being produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Other stories in this series include:

Where Do Kids Get Guns? Inmates Reveal How Easy It Is

Fernandez case highlights the long-term implications of incarcerating youthful offenders

Arrest of 12-year-old on manslaughter charges highlights challenges in cases of kids

For many young homicide offenders, trouble easy to find

Many violent young offenders were 'born into dysfunction'

In children, trauma too often leads to tragedy

When Kids Kill

Millions spent to lock up young offenders