The purpose of this paper is to (1) summarize current knowledge on individual-, situational-,
and community-level sources of criminal violence;(2) identify key problems of causal …

The authors offer a coherent approach for analyzing different types of violence that taps into
current research, diverse theoretical perspectives, and data-driven prevention and …

By conservative estimates, more than 16,000 violent crimes are committed or attempted
every day in the United States. Violence involves many factors and spurs many viewpoints …

In this review, I argue for a broader perspective on exposure to violence, one that extends
beyond victimization and direct witnessing of violence to consider exposure to violent …

Abstract In" Understanding and Preventing Violence," a panel of experts assimilate the
diverse research on the patterns and characteristics of violent behavior in the United States …

The criminological literature presents substantial evidence that victims and offenders in
violent crimes share demographic characteristics, engage in similar lifestyles and activities …

Purpose The relationship between exposure to violence and adverse behavioral outcomes
is well-documented. But, heterogeneity in this relationship across different operational …

Multi-level research has shown that individual and community factors are important
predictors of the risk for violent victimization. However, previous analyses have drawn …

This chapter has three main sections. The first section reviews basic knowledge about
violence over the life span: its measurement and prevalence, continuity from childhood to …

Researchers traditionally rely on routine activities and lifestyle theories to explain the
differential risk of victimization; few studies have also explored nonsituational alternative …