Crime rates have risen steadily in nearly all countries that keep accurate records (Rutter,
Giller, & Hagell, 1998). More dramatic has been the increase in violent crime by young …

In the eyes of the American public, crime and violence now rank as the most important
problems facing this country (Berke, 1994), and homicide is now the leading cause of death …

Growing Up to be Violent: A Longitudinal Study of the Development of Aggression deals with
the study of psychosocial development concerning aggressive behavior in third-grade …

The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of
public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and …

Within the limits of a short chapter, it is obviously impossible to provide an exhaustive review
of all aspects of conduct disorder, aggression, and delinquency in adolescence. Many …

Using longitudinal data spanning early elementary through middle school, aggression
behavior trajectory groups were identified for boys and girls. Early elementary school …

Using data sets consisting of cross-sectional surveys drawn from nationally representative
samples of adolescents in the United States and official sources of crime statistics, a portrait …

To describe trajectories of aggressive behaviors for adolescents living in rural areas, we
compared the patterns, timing and sex differences in development of physical and social …

▪ Abstract Different manifestations of aggression from childhood to early adulthood are
reviewed to establish how early manifestations are related to later manifestations …

This study used data from 6 sites and 3 countries to examine the developmental course of
physical aggression in childhood and to analyze its linkage to violent and nonviolent …