The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression.pdf

This page intentionally left blank P1: KNP052184567Xpre 0 521 84567 X June 25, 2007 23:20 The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression This Handbook provides prehensive, multidisciplinary examination of the most current research andthinking about plexissue of violence andviolent behavior. Thevolumeexamines a range of theoretical, policy, and research issues and provides prehensive overview of aggres- sive and violent behavior. The breadth of coverage is impressive, ranging from research on biological factors related to violence and behavior-ics to research on terrorism and the impact of violence in different cultures. The Handbook examines violence from international cross-cultural perspectives, with chapters that present both quantitative and qualitative research. The Handbook also examines violence at multiple levels: individual, family, neighborhood, and cultural, and across multiple per- spectives and systems, including treatment, justice, education, and public health. The Handbook represents the most current and up-to-date research from leading experts around the world. Dr. Flannery is currently Professor of Justice Studies and Director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence at Kent State University (KSU). He was named a University Distinguished Scholar at KSUin 2006. Heis a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is co-editor of Youth Violence: Prevention, Intervention, and Social Policy (1999) and author of the recently released book Violence and Mental Health in Everyday Life: Prevention and Intervention for Children and Adolescents (2006). His primary areas of research are in youth violence prevention, the link between violence and mental health, and program evaluation. He received his PhD in 1991 in Clinical-Child Psychol- ogy from Ohio State University. His previous appointments were as Assistant Professor of Family