The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence presents a collection of original readings that explore all major aspects of the psychology of violence, aggression, and other criminal behaviors. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, readings are contributed by a diverse group of experts, including psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, and others.

Table of Contents

• List of Tables
• List of Illustrations
• 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
• Understanding Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• Types of Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• Definitions of Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• Theories Explaining Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• Extent of Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• Impact of Personal Cybercrime Victimization
• References
• 29 Online Harassment
• How Many Youth are Affected by Online Harassment?
• Who are the Victims and Perpetrators of Online Harassment?
• The Impact of Harassment
• Understanding Online Harassment in the Context of Other Forms of Peer Victimization
• Summary
• What are the Implications for Prevention and Intervention based on What We Know?
• Conclusion
• References
• 30 Technology and Violence
• Technology and Violence
• The Intersection of Violence, Cyberspace, and the Real World
• Violence as a Form of Crime, Activism, or Terror
• Technology as an Information Source for Violence
• The Internet as a Communications Vehicle
• Technology as a Facilitator For Violence Against Virtual Targets
• Discussion and Conclusions
• References
• 31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime
• Introduction
• Definition of Digital Violence and its Characteristics
• Challenges in the Structural Linkage of Digital Violence
• The Digital Environment
• Motivations for Digital Violence
• Summary
• References
• Part Eight: Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations
• 32 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos
• Social Life of Latinos in the United States
• Review of the IPV Literature
• References
• 33 Living in a Web of Trauma
• Prevalence Rates and Types of Violence
• Ecological Model: Risk and Protective Factors
• Prevention/Prevention Strategies
• References
• 34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans
• Introduction
• Theoretical Models of Domestic Violence
• Conclusion
• References
• 35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
• Introduction
• Child Abuse and American Indian Children: A Legacy of History, Politics, and Acculturation
• Violence against Native Women
• Barriers to Justice and Safety for Native Women
• Ways Forward – Protecting the Next Seven Generations
• References
• 36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities
• Introduction
• LGBT Intimate Partner Violence Research
• Prevalence of LGBT Intimate Partner Violence
• Unique LGBT Contexts
• Response to LGBT Intimate Partner Violence
• References
• Appendix: Sexual Orientation Question developed by National Center for Health Statistics, Included in National Health Interview Survey
• 37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations
• Introduction
• Research Issues
• Researching Groups
• Policy Implications
• References