The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence.

Intro -- Title Page -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Vision and Scope for this Handbook -- Choices we Made in Constructing this Book -- The Utility and Importance of the Handbook -- How to Use this Text -- Part One: General Issues in Violence and Victimization -- 1 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics -- Scope of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program Summary Reporting System -- The Original Uniform Crime Reporting Program (Summary Reporting System) -- Changes to the Recording of Crime in Recent Years -- A Paradigm Shift from Reactive to Proactive Policing and Incident-Based Data -- Tactical Analysis and the Origins of UCR NIBRS Data -- Operational Analysis and Regional and State-level Data -- Strategic Analysis and NIBRS Data -- Strategic Analysis and UCR -- National Incident-Based Reporting System -- Expanding Role of Law Enforcement - Expanding Data? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children's Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse -- Introduction -- Protecting Children from Harm -- Obtaining Informed Consent -- Miscellaneous Methodological Issues -- A Research Agenda -- Acknowledgments -- Recommendations for Further Reading -- References -- 3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? -- Introduction -- Early Studies -- Theoretical Overview -- A Situational Perspective -- Future Research -- Policy Implications -- References -- 4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization -- Types of Interconnections -- The Extent of Polyvictimization and Revictimization -- Understanding Dynamics versus Blaming the Victim -- Connections versus Mechanisms -- Proximal Causes of Polyvictimization and Revictimization -- The Blurry Lines between Proximal and Distal Effects -- Distal Causes of Polyvictimization and Revictimization -- Research Implications -- Prevention and Intervention Implications.

Conclusion -- References -- 5 Social Construction of Violence -- The Old Violence -- Constructing the New Violence -- Understanding Social Construction -- References -- 6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization -- Victimization and Mental Health -- Victimization and Substance Abuse -- Victimization and Physical Health -- Consequences for Disadvantaged Groups -- Conclusions -- References -- Part Two: General Violence -- 7 Homicide -- Introduction -- Definitional Issues and Data Sources for Studying Homicide -- The Prevalence of Homicide -- Social Correlates of Homicide -- Motives for Homicide -- Types of Homicide Situations -- References -- 8 Nonfatal Violence -- Major Data Sources of Nonfatal Violence -- Defining Nonfatal Violence -- Trends and Patterns in Overall and Serious Nonfatal Violence -- Trends and Patterns in Specific Forms of Serious Violence -- Trends and Patterns in Simple Assault -- Composition of Nonfatal Violent Victimization -- Victim Characteristics of Nonfatal Violence -- Characteristics of Nonfatal Violent Incidents -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims -- Introduction -- The Nature and Extent of Stalking Victimization -- Measuring Stalking Victimization -- Research Questions -- Data and Methodology -- Analytic Technique -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- 10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime -- Introduction -- Motivation -- Targeting and Planning -- Enactment -- Conclusion -- References -- Part Three: Juvenile Violence -- 11 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow -- The Victim-Offender Overlap -- Extending the Victim-Offender Overlap to Gangs -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Girls and Women in Gangs -- Introduction -- A Brief History of Girls in Gangs -- Gender and Race Representations in Gangs -- Joining Gangs.

Gangs, Gender, Crime and Violence -- The Impact of Pregnancy and Parenthood on Gang Memberships -- Incarcerated Gang Women -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 School Violence and Bullying -- Bullying Prevalence in K-12 Settings -- Risk and Protective Factors -- Psychological, Educational, and Health-Related Correlates of Bullying Involvement -- Prevention and Intervention -- Summary and Future Directions -- References -- 14 Juvenile Violence -- Introduction -- I: The Basics and Scope of Youth Violence: A Focus on Homicide -- Diagnosis - Youth Violence as a Public Health Problem: Structuring our Knowledge -- Treatment - Interventions and Policies Addressing Youth Violence -- Future Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Part Four: Family Violence -- 15 Child Maltreatment -- Introduction -- Defining Child Maltreatment -- Reports of Child Maltreatment -- Overlapping Forms of Child Maltreatment -- Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment -- Developmental Outcomes of Child Maltreatment -- Potential Mechanisms Explaining the Long-Term Effects of Child Maltreatment -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Destructive Sibling Aggression -- Normalization of Sibling Aggression -- Definitions and Subtypes -- Violence and Abuse -- Forms of Sibling Violence and Abuse -- Causes and Consequences -- Factors Linked to Sibling Aggression -- Consequences -- Sibling Aggression in Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Elder Maltreatment -- Conceptualizing and Defining Elder Abuse -- The Nature and Scope of Elder Abuse -- Prevalence / Incidence of Elder Abuse -- Risk Factors for Elder Abuse -- The Abused: Risk Factors for Elder Abuse Victimization -- Individual Characteristics of Abuse -- Relational Correlates of Abuse -- The Abusers: Risk Factors for Perpetrating Elder Abuse and Neglect -- Personal Characteristics of Abusers -- Interpersonal Characteristics of Abusers.

Explaining Elder Abuse -- Sociological Theories of Elder Abuse -- Criminological Theories of Elder Abuse -- Integrated Theories of Elder Abuse -- Consequences of Elder Abuse -- Practice, Policy and Prevention -- Emergent Directions -- References -- 18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence -- Child Abuse Interventions -- Elder Abuse -- The Collaborative Response System -- Barriers to Effective Interventions -- Future Directions in Family Violence Research -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part Five: Partner Violence -- 19 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students -- Definition of Intimate Partner Violence -- Measurement of Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students -- The Extent of Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students -- Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence -- Gender Symmetry in Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students -- Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence for College Students -- The Federal Government's Responses to Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students -- Can Educational Programs Prevent Partner Abuse Among College Students? -- Active Bystander Invention: Promising Results -- References -- 20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course -- Intimate Partner Violence - What Have Nearly Four Decades of Research Taught Us? -- Consequences of Intimate Violence - The Phenomenon of Revictimization -- A Life-Course Perspective on IPV -- A Focus on Continuity and Change over Time -- Empirical Evidence on the Stability of Violence within Relationships -- Desistance from Violence within Relationships -- Getting Out of a Violent Relationship -- Across Relationships - Repeat Victims and Exiting Relationships -- Conclusions and Implications for Future Research on IPV across the Life Course -- References -- 21 Controversies in Partner Violence.

Controversies Regarding Prevalence -- Controversies Regarding Measurement -- Controversies Regarding Causal Mechanisms -- Controversies in Victim Services -- Controversies in Treatment -- Controversies in Prevention -- Conclusion -- References -- 22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence -- Introduction -- Interventions/Policies -- Research on Policies and Interventions -- Future Directions in Research -- References -- Part Six: Sexual Violence -- 23 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization -- Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization Definitions -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Risk Factors and Correlates -- Outcomes -- Factors that Influence Outcomes -- Services and Treatment for Victims -- Summary and Recommendations -- References -- 24 A Motivation-Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending -- Introduction -- The Present Chapter -- Motivations to Sexually Offend -- Facilitators of Sexual Offending -- Trait Facilitators -- State Facilitators -- Sex Offender Risk Assessment -- Interventions and Management -- Conclusions -- References -- 25 Pornography and Violence Against Women -- Pornography and Violence Against Women -- The Pornography Business -- Pornography and Violence Against Women -- Conclusion -- References -- 26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking -- Background and Definitions -- Prevalence of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking -- Demographic Characteristics of Prostitution and Sex Victims -- Violence and Harm Associated with Prostitution and Sex Trafficking -- Criminal Justice System Responses to Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Victims -- References -- 27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence -- Sex Offender Treatment Interventions -- Sex Offender Public Policy -- Victim Interventions -- References -- Part Seven: Cybercrime -- 28 Cybercrime Victimization -- Introduction.

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