Students can expect to be challenged while taking this course. The course will include
classroom lecture, and full participation by student and instructor alike. Students are …

Violence and murder have their roots in biological, psychological, and sociological factors.
This article will focus on one specific element of the biological aspects of violence and …

PROBLEM: Gang violence affects many adolescents in the United States, and there has
been an increase in violent crimes against adolescents in recent years. METHOD: A …

Succinct but thorough and cutting edge, Siegel and Welsh's JUVENILE DELINQUENCY:
THE CORE, 6th Edition presents theory, policy, relevant legal cases, and the latest research …

Social control theory asserts that strong social bonds inhibit delinquency, whereas weak
bonds offer little resistance to offending. In the development of this theoretical perspective …

This article introduces a novel theoretical framework for psychopathy that bridges dominant
affective and cognitive models. According to the proposed impaired integration (II) …

Community Psychology, 6th Edition offers an easy-to-navigate, clearly organized, and
comprehensive overview of the field, with theoretical roots that carry over to practical …

This study investigated the effects of individual characteristics (gender, depression, and
delinquency), teacher practice (support and maltreatment), and school organizational factors …

Resilience in adolescents is very similar to that of adults. Examination of resilience
processes during adolescence may be vital for informing adult resiliency. Risk and …

The current study employed latent class analysis (LCA) to identify distinct profiles of
community violence exposure and their associations to desensitization outcomes in 241 …