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Book Synopsis
The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major issues relating to the psychology of violence and aggressive behaviors.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors x

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction 1
Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie Rennison

Part One General Issues in Violence and Victimization 5

1 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics 7
Cynthia Barnett]Ryan and Emily H. Griffith

2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children’s Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse 24
David Finkelhor, Sherry Hamby, Heather Turner, and Wendy Walsh

3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? 49
Mark T. Berg and Richard B. Felson

4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization: Understanding Differential Vulnerability without Blaming the Victim 66
Sherry Hamby and John Grych

5 Social Construction of Violence 86
Joel Best

6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization 100
Mary Ann Priester, Trevor Cole, Shannon M. Lynch, and Dana D. DeHart

Part Two General Violence 121

7 Homicide: Its Prevalence, Correlates, and Situational Contexts 123
Terance D. Miethe and Wendy C. Regoeczi

8 Nonfatal Violence 140
Jennifer L. Truman

9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims: Examining Factors that Influence Self-Identification 158
Timothy C. Hart and Emily I. Troshynski

10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime: Property versus Confrontational Crime 179
Mindy Bernhardt and Volkan Topalli

Part Three Juvenile Violence 195

11 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow: Gangs, Violence, and Victimization 197
David C. Pyrooz and Kathleen A. Fox

12 Girls and Women in Gangs 211
Joanne Belknap and Molly Bowers

13 School Violence and Bullying 226
Melissa K. Holt and Gerald Reid

14 Juvenile Violence: Interventions, Policies, and Future Directions 247
Terrance J. Taylor and Sean McCandless

Part Four Family Violence 277

15 Child Maltreatment 279
Cindy Sousa, J. Bart Klika, Todd I. Herrenkohl, and W. Ben Packard

16 Destructive Sibling Aggression 297
Jonathan Caspi and Veronica R. Barrios

17 Elder Maltreatment: The Theory and Practice of Elder-Abuse Prevention 324
Gia Elise Barboza

18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence 353
Brian K. Payne and Christina Policastro

Part Five Partner Violence 371

19 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Measurement, Risk Factors, Consequences, and Responses 373
Leah E. Daigle, Heidi Scherer, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Andia Azimi

20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course 396
Kristin Carbone]Lopez

21 Controversies in Partner Violence 411
Denise A. Hines, Emily M. Douglas, and Murray A. Straus

22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence 439
Molly Dragiewicz

Part Six Sexual Violence 455

23 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization 457
Christine A. Gidycz and Erika L. Kelley

24 A Motivation]Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending 482
Lesleigh E. Pullman, Skye Stephens, and Michael C. Seto

25 Pornography and Violence Against Women 501
Walter S. DeKeseredy

26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking 517
Amy Farrell and Stephanie Fahy

27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence 533
Dara C. Drawbridge and Carlos A. Cuevas

Part Seven Cybercrime 553

28 Cybercrime Victimization 555
Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, and Bonnie S. Fisher

29 Online Harassment 571
Lisa M. Jones and Kimberly J. Mitchell

30 Technology and Violence 588
Thomas J. Holt and Adam M. Bossler

31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime 604
Max Kilger

Part Eight Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations 623

32 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos 625
Chiara Sabina

33 Living in a Web of Trauma: An Ecological Examination of Violence among African Americans 649
Carolyn M. West

34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans 666
MiRang Park

35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 678
Jane E. Palmer and Michelle Chino

36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities 695
Mikel L. Walters and Caroline Lippy

37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations: Current Issues and Future Directions 715
Rebecca Pfeffer and Carlos A. Cuevas

Index 727

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 04/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118303153, 978-1118303153
      ISBN10: 1118303156
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major issues relating to the psychology of violence and aggressive behaviors.

      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors x

      Acknowledgments xv

      Introduction 1
      Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie Rennison

      Part One General Issues in Violence and Victimization 5

      1 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics 7
      Cynthia Barnett]Ryan and Emily H. Griffith

      2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children’s Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse 24
      David Finkelhor, Sherry Hamby, Heather Turner, and Wendy Walsh

      3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? 49
      Mark T. Berg and Richard B. Felson

      4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization: Understanding Differential Vulnerability without Blaming the Victim 66
      Sherry Hamby and John Grych

      5 Social Construction of Violence 86
      Joel Best

      6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization 100
      Mary Ann Priester, Trevor Cole, Shannon M. Lynch, and Dana D. DeHart

      Part Two General Violence 121

      7 Homicide: Its Prevalence, Correlates, and Situational Contexts 123
      Terance D. Miethe and Wendy C. Regoeczi

      8 Nonfatal Violence 140
      Jennifer L. Truman

      9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims: Examining Factors that Influence Self-Identification 158
      Timothy C. Hart and Emily I. Troshynski

      10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime: Property versus Confrontational Crime 179
      Mindy Bernhardt and Volkan Topalli

      Part Three Juvenile Violence 195

      11 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow: Gangs, Violence, and Victimization 197
      David C. Pyrooz and Kathleen A. Fox

      12 Girls and Women in Gangs 211
      Joanne Belknap and Molly Bowers

      13 School Violence and Bullying 226
      Melissa K. Holt and Gerald Reid

      14 Juvenile Violence: Interventions, Policies, and Future Directions 247
      Terrance J. Taylor and Sean McCandless

      Part Four Family Violence 277

      15 Child Maltreatment 279
      Cindy Sousa, J. Bart Klika, Todd I. Herrenkohl, and W. Ben Packard

      16 Destructive Sibling Aggression 297
      Jonathan Caspi and Veronica R. Barrios

      17 Elder Maltreatment: The Theory and Practice of Elder-Abuse Prevention 324
      Gia Elise Barboza

      18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence 353
      Brian K. Payne and Christina Policastro

      Part Five Partner Violence 371

      19 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Measurement, Risk Factors, Consequences, and Responses 373
      Leah E. Daigle, Heidi Scherer, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Andia Azimi

      20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course 396
      Kristin Carbone]Lopez

      21 Controversies in Partner Violence 411
      Denise A. Hines, Emily M. Douglas, and Murray A. Straus

      22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence 439
      Molly Dragiewicz

      Part Six Sexual Violence 455

      23 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization 457
      Christine A. Gidycz and Erika L. Kelley

      24 A Motivation]Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending 482
      Lesleigh E. Pullman, Skye Stephens, and Michael C. Seto

      25 Pornography and Violence Against Women 501
      Walter S. DeKeseredy

      26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking 517
      Amy Farrell and Stephanie Fahy

      27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence 533
      Dara C. Drawbridge and Carlos A. Cuevas

      Part Seven Cybercrime 553

      28 Cybercrime Victimization 555
      Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, and Bonnie S. Fisher

      29 Online Harassment 571
      Lisa M. Jones and Kimberly J. Mitchell

      30 Technology and Violence 588
      Thomas J. Holt and Adam M. Bossler

      31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime 604
      Max Kilger

      Part Eight Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations 623

      32 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos 625
      Chiara Sabina

      33 Living in a Web of Trauma: An Ecological Examination of Violence among African Americans 649
      Carolyn M. West

      34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans 666
      MiRang Park

      35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 678
      Jane E. Palmer and Michelle Chino

      36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities 695
      Mikel L. Walters and Caroline Lippy

      37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations: Current Issues and Future Directions 715
      Rebecca Pfeffer and Carlos A. Cuevas

      Index 727

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