Showing papers in "Aggression and Violent Behavior in 2005"

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical analysis of the methodology of these studies is made with particular reference to the Conflict Tactics Scale developed and utilised by Straus and his colleagues, and it is concluded that feminist theory is contradicted by these findings and that the call for bqualitativeQ studies by feminists is really a means of avoiding this conclusion.

TL;DR: Gender differences in the development of social cognition may help to explain gender differences in crime and violence as mentioned in this paper, and it is not necessarily suggested that deficiencies in cognitive capabilities cause crime, but rather that certain ways of processing social information and certain social cognitive memory structures help to protect the individual from personal, social, environmental, or situational pressures towards criminal behavior.

TL;DR: A critique of the meta-analysis of testosterone and aggression by Book, Starzyk, and Quinsey is presented in this article, and the results of a reanalysis of their data are reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the published literature relating to the assessment of sexual preference in child-sex offenders and suggested that a combination of a card sort and the Multiphasic Sex Inventory (MSI) may provide the most cost-effective assess of sexual interest and the measurement of the likelihood of faked responses.

TL;DR: In this article, a review examines the available empirical and theoretical literature on the relationship between marijuana and violence, including past theoretical models, the link between marijuana use and interpersonal violence (including intimate partner violence).

TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes what is known in this area and highlights gaps in our knowledge about the connections between specific event characteristics, and suggest ways of doing this: by collecting rich data on the heterogeneity of violent events among intimate partners, they can close outstanding gaps in their knowledge of this problem.

TL;DR: The Behavioral Change Stairway Model (BCSM) as mentioned in this paper was constructed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU) that provides a systematic, multistep process directed toward peaceful, non-lethal resolution of critical incidents, and role-playing as a vital tool in the assessment and training of crisis negotiation skills.

TL;DR: In this paper, an integrative, multidimensional approach for conducting assessment and psychotherapy with children and families where sibling abuse has occurred is presented, and clinical examples and selected research results are included to illustrate fundamentals of treating sibling incest and assault victims and their families.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the theoretical, empirical, and practical issues related to the spatial behavior of sex offenders is presented, where three theoretical models related to geographic profiling and empirical studies are presented that investigate the links between offender characteristics, modus operandi variables, and the distances traveled by sex offenders.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the clinical and research literatures to clarify the connection between chronic trauma exposure and family processes with a focus on the social ecology of low-income, urban neighborhoods.

TL;DR: This paper reviewed existing models and accounts of dysfunctional low levels of angry experience and/or expression, apply recently developed theories of emotional regulation to these problems, and discuss some of the implications of this work for the delivery of anger management programs for seriously violent offenders.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the theoretical underpinnings of peer-programs, and provide an overview of the scarce empirical research on correctional peer programs in the areas of HIV/AIDS and health education, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault/offending, prison orientation, and suicide/violence prevention.

TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework for understanding and examining sexual coercion within the broader context of male sexual misconduct is offered, consisting of two primary dimensions: (1) types of sexual contact and (2) tactics for obtaining sexual contact, which intersect to form quadrants representing distinct categories of sexual misconduct.

TL;DR: The authors examines the role of violence and aggression in the lives of children in homeless families, focusing on possible connections among family violence and isolation, children's aggression, and children's problems with social isolation and rejection.

TL;DR: Several examples of genocide from Armenia, the Ukraine, and Rwanda, of systematic political slaughter (Cambodia), and of massacres in Nanking, My Lai, Viet Nam, and El Salvador are examined in this paper.

TL;DR: A review of the literature concerning violent police behavior can be found in this article, where the history of violent police misconduct, characteristics of the officers and citizens, situational circumstances, theoretical explanations, and an exploration of the various methods for controlling violent police behaviour.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors delineate child neglect, including its prevalence and characteristics, to provide a context in which to examine assessment issues and highlight the need for standardized measures of child neglect.

TL;DR: This paper reviewed the literature regarding Christian clergy as a resource for victims of domestic violence, and suggested that cleric theological beliefs may hinder their ability to counsel victims, and the effectiveness of cleric ability to Counsel victims varies greatly.

TL;DR: Child abuse and neglect reporting procedures are reviewed, while emphasizing consequences that may occur for all involved parties and methods of preventing negative consequences in this process are outlined.

TL;DR: It is hypothesize that the emotional sequela that results from continued exposure to indirect violence has a direct effect on patterns of drug use, and increases women's vulnerability to sexual transmission of HIV by making them more vulnerable to sexual attacks, and less able to demand use of condoms.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature on the deterrent efficacy of arrest and other sanctions for intimate partner violence is presented, concluding that little can be learned about the deterrent effect of such sanctions until a more complete framework of deterrence theory is specified to guide further research.

TL;DR: The Hendricks and Crane decisions as mentioned in this paper, however, do not re-qualify that a sex offender is completely unable to control behavior, but require proof of serious diffi culty in controlling conduct.

TL;DR: Not only are there theoretical reasons for the inclusion of studies on dominance and competition, but exclusion of such studies did not significantly affect the correlation between tostesterone and aggression.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of adults' expectations on children's adjustment from sexual abuse and found that adults, including parents, teachers, and professionals, appear to hold negative expectations about the outcomes of sexually abused children.

TL;DR: For example, this paper reviewed six family-oriented, school-based programs that have produced promising findings in rigorous evaluations, including strengthening the skills of both children and parents, creating opportunities for parents and teachers to communicate more readily, promoting bonds of attachment between children and their parents, and involving teachers in training on managing classroom disruptions, understanding peer dynamics, and promoting positive learning environments.

TL;DR: The concept of intentional injury perpetuates an oversimplified view of both the injurer and the victim as mentioned in this paper, and the actual intentions of an injury are rarely known or investigated.

TL;DR: This paper examined the types of paradigms in the professional literature on sex offenders of children between 1993 and 2002, addressing paradigm change in the treatment models of sex offenders based on the work of Thomas Kuhn.

TL;DR: Based on such congruencies between neuropsychological and neuroscientific findings, a common denominator of subcortical (amygdalar) visual processing is implicated to underlie various dysfunctions of the parieto–occipital cortex, including subforms of visuospatial dyslexia or preliterates' lack of training or ecocultural underuse of refined visual cortical evaluation.