The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Seventh Edition, provides a psychological and
evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many …

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition offers a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories …

Purpose We argue that inadequate frameworks to compare similar gang control strategies,
and the scarcity of well-designed evaluations have hindered our ability to determine the …

There has been a call to better link public health and criminal justice approaches to best
address crime problems generally, and youth and gang violence in particular. Importantly …

Retrospective studies using adult self-report data have demonstrated that adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) increase risk of violence perpetration and victimization. However …

Youth gangs continue to garner substantial attention from the media, public, and academic
researchers as a result, in large part, of the violence attributed to gang members. Several …

Despite a long history of youth gang problems in the United States, there remains a paucity
of evaluations identifying promising or effective gang prevention and intervention programs …

Educational attainment is a fundamental cornerstone to success throughout the life-course.
As a result, ensuring that young people remain in school and are not truant is critical …

Handbook of school violence and school safety Page 2 Handbook of School Violence and
School Safety The Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research …

Abstract Research Summary Firearm violence continues to be a leading cause of death in
the United States. As alternatives to law enforcement intervention, community‐based …