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Editorial Board
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 5, September-October 2010, Page IFC
[No author name available]
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Revealing an empirical understanding of aggression and violent behavior in athletics☆
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 August 2010
Neal B., Kimble , Stephen A., Russo , Brandon G., Bergman , Viviana H., Galindo
Despite the multitude of published accounts that focus on “aggressive athletes,” scientific investigation into aggression and violence within an athletic population has been surprisingly absent. Publications have often been more editorial in nature, with scientific rigor, sound methodology, and empirical exploration appearing to be secondary concerns. The present review seeks to summarize what is currently known about aggression and violence in sports through actual empirical investigation. The information presented herein was synthesized from the inclusion of studies that met strict scientific and methodological inclusion criteria, representing less than one-third of published studies on the subject over the past 30 years.
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The impact of childhood sexual abuse on activation immunological and neuroendocrine response
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 July 2010
Sandra Odebrecht Vargas, Nunes , Maria Angelica Ehara, Watanabe , Helena K., Morimoto , Renato, Moriya , Edna Maria Vissoci, Reiche
The present article focuses on the impact of childhood sexual abuse on inducing neuroendocrine and immunological response. The sources used in this article were from the MedLine-PubMed databases from 1991 to 2008 to investigate studies that showed association between childhood sexual abuse on activation immunological and neuroendocrine response. From 34 articles were selected 17 studies of the influences of childhood sexual abuse on activation the immunological and neuroendocrine Furthermore, other publications were also selected by the effects of early stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, cytokines, and amygdala-hippocampus complex. Childhood sexual abuse may result in hyperactivation of the HPA axis,...
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Relationship of personal, familial, and abuse-specific factors with outcome following childhood sexual abuse
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 July 2010
C. Thresa, Yancey , David J., Hansen
An examination of the literature on factors related to outcome following child sexual abuse (CSA) revealed many factors that may contribute to symptoms displayed by victims. Factors are divided into three categories: Personal Factors, Familial Factors, and Abuse-Specific Factors. Personal factors are those inherent to the victim, including age, gender, developmental disability, attributions regarding the abuse, and treatment following abuse. Familial factors are defined as those factors associated with other family members. These include parental history of abuse, parental reaction to the disclosure, parental support of the victim, parental mental health, family stress, and treatment following abuse for the parent...
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Domestic violence, housing instability, and homelessness: A review of housing policies and program practices for meeting the needs of survivors
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 July 2010
Charlene K., Baker , Kris A., Billhardt , Joseph, Warren , Chiquita, Rollins , Nancy E., Glass
Evidence suggests that domestic violence is among the leading causes of housing instability (including homelessness) nationally for women and children. In this paper, we focus on housing policies and practices that may inadvertently make it more difficult for women to secure stable housing after having left an abusive partner. We review the types of housing options available for survivors of domestic violence, as well as housing policies and practices, including their strengths and limitations. In addition, the level of coordination between domestic violence and housing/homeless service systems is discussed. Our rationale for this review is to highlight not only the...
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Female offenders: Assessment of risk in forensic settings
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2010
Annette, McKeown
Assessment of risk within forensic settings is central to ascertaining suitability for treatment, progress following treatment, and informing decision making regarding progression through the criminal justice system within these settings. Assessment of risk is also vital to address risk towards the public. This applies equally to male and female populations. Therefore, it is crucial that assessments employed to inform conceptualization of risk reflect risk factors within the given population. Violence risk assessments such as the HCR-20 and VRS-2 are increasingly being employed with female offenders. The Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R) is not a violence risk assessment per se; however...
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Ethical Issues in Forensic and Correctional Research
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 July 2010
Tony, Ward , Gwenda, Willis
It is surprising that while the literature on ethical issues associated with social science research is burgeoning and becoming increasingly sophisticated very few papers have been written on the ethics of forensic or correctional research. The literature that exists is disappointingly narrow and superficial, and relies on professional ethical codes to a considerable degree. In this paper we present an ethical framework developed by Ward and Syversen to help with ethical decision making in research contexts. We then discuss some of the specific ethical challenges for researchers working in forensic and correctional domains, and consider how best to deal with...
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Biological correlates of intimate partner violence perpetration
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 July 2010
Lavinia A., Pinto , Eric L., Sullivan , Alan, Rosenbaum , Nicole, Wyngarden , John C., Umhau , ...
An extensive literature documents biological correlates of general aggression, but there has been less focus on biological correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV). The purpose of this review is to summarize the research literature to date that has reported on biological factors in IPV perpetration. We review the existing literature on four domains of biological processes that have been examined with respect to IPV perpetration, including: head injury and neuropsychology; psychophysiology; neurochemistry, metabolism and endocrinology; and genetics. We critique the literature, discuss the clinical relevance of research findings, and provide some recommendations for future biologically-oriented IPV research.
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Within-treatment outcome among sexual offenders: A review
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 July 2010
Sarah, Beggs
The concept of within-treatment outcome – how well an individual performs in treatment and/or the level of change achieved – has not been given as much attention by sex offender researchers as broader questions such as the overall effectiveness of treatment in reducing recidivism rates. In this article, past attempts to operationalize this concept among sex offenders are reviewed, including studies using psychometric change scores, risk instruments, Goal Attainment Scaling, and various other idiosyncratic rating systems. Findings on the validity of these conceptualizations and their methodological problems are discussed, with a particular focus on the relationship between within-treatment outcome and...
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Violent offender rehabilitation and the therapeutic community model of treatment: Towards integrated service provision?
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2010
Andrew, Day , Patrick, Doyle
Rehabilitation programs for violent offenders are at an early stage in their development, and there is currently only a very limited empirical base from which to draw any conclusions about treatment effectiveness (Jolliffe & Farrington, 2007). Therapeutic communities for offender populations have a much longer history, although the effects of applying this model of treatment to violent offenders have not been systematically investigated. This paper reviews the content and evidence supporting both violent offender treatment programs and therapeutic community models, concluding that approaches to treatment which combine features of both may prove to be most successful, and warrant further development...
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Do suicide terrorists exhibit clinically suicidal risk factors? A review of initial evidence and call for future research
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 June 2010
Adam, Lankford
Despite growing evidence to the contrary, it is still widely assumed that suicide terrorists are not actually suicidal. However, this review supports recent studies which suggest the opposite, and reviews the initial evidence that much like other suicidal individuals, many suicide terrorists appear to be driven by clinically suicidal risk factors, including: (1) the desire to escape the world they live in (2) the desire to escape moral responsibility for their actions, (3) the inability to cope with a perceived crisis, and (4) a sense of low self-worth. By establishing the links between suicide terrorism and suicidality, scholars may be...
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Perceptual biases in social cognition as potential moderators of the relationship between alcohol and intimate partner violence: A review
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2010
Kahni, Clements , Julie A., Schumacher
Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders are well-established risk factors for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet, there is considerable debate over the functional role of alcohol in IPV. Psychopharmacological effects of alcohol intoxication may escalate the risk of violence directly by impairing cognitive function and facilitating aggressogenic processes by distorting perceptions of social cues and lowering inhibitions. Additionally, alcohol limits the capacity to attend to social cues and, in conflict situations, may thereby increase the salience of provocative cues. Importantly, research on stable personality characteristics of partner-violent men has identified social cognitive processing biases that may heighten...
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Modern day hostage (crisis) negotiation: The evolution of an art form within the policing arena
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2010
Amy, Grubb
This article explores the role of hostage (crisis) negotiation in the 21st century by reviewing literature on hostage negotiation historically, the dynamics of crisis situations typically encountered by hostage negotiators, the models existing to conceptualize crisis negotiation, and the strategies utilized by negotiators to successfully resolve crisis situations. The article then suggests possible advancements or directions for further research within the field of hostage negotiation, with particular reference to the requirement for cross-cultural comparison of techniques and strategies utilized by negotiators internationally to provide a better understanding of the cultural uniqueness/understanding of crisis negotiators operating within different countries. The article...
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The relation between emotional and behavioral disorders and school-based violence
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2010
Thomas P., Gumpel , Kevin S., Sutherland
School-based violence is a pernicious and wide-spread problem which affects the lives of a large number of children in school settings as both perpetrators and victims. In this paper, we present a conceptual model of school-based violence which presents two distinct forms of the phenomenon: physical and relational violence; and discuss the distinction between aggression and bullying. Additionally, we present four different participant roles: the bystander, the “pure aggressor,” the “pure victim,” and the “mixed aggressive-victim,” and discuss different psychological markers for each of these different participant actors. The implications for this conceptualization of school-based violence is discussed vis-à-vis the...
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Editorial Board
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 4, July-August 2010, Page IFC
[No author name available]
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An exploration of the mechanisms underlying the development of repeat and one-time violent offenders
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 March 2010
Jemma C., Chambers
Research on offending behavior has consistently revealed four personality types, including the primary psychopath, secondary psychopath, controlled, and inhibited. This review explores the development of violent behavior in each type. The callous unemotional personality of repeat offender primary psychopaths is echoed in the offense-specific justifications used by the controlled type. The repeat-offender secondary psychopaths exhibit deficits in executive cognitive control, including impulsivity. Brain dysfunction due to depression in the inhibited type also enables impulsive behavior, leading to uncharacteristic violence. Distinct rehabilitation strategies for each of the types are discussed with reference to their developmental trajectories.
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Editorial Board
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 3, May-June 2010, Page IFC
[No author name available]
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Military-related posttraumatic stress disorder and family relations: Current knowledge and future directions
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 March 2010
Rachel, Dekel , Candice M., Monson
In spite of the continuous wars and political conflicts throughout the world and the compelling evidence establishing an association between PTSD and close relationship problems, only limited review and discussion of these issues have been done. In this review article, we provide a brief description of PTSD and its manifestation in close relationships, present current concepts and models which explain the association between PTSD and family relations and the empirical literature which supports them, present conjoint/family PTSD treatment efforts, and consider future directions for research in this important area.
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The role of deviant sexual fantasy in the etiopathogenesis of sexual homicide: A systematic review
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 February 2010
Roberto, Maniglio
Much research examining the etiopathogenesis of sexual homicide has focused on the role of deviant sexual fantasy. However, there are fundamental questions as to the nature of the relationship between deviant fantasy and sexual homicide that remain unanswered. Given that most people are likely to entertain deviant fantasies without really desiring to put them into practice, it is important to understand how and why some people develop deviant sexual fantasies and act on them. To understand the mechanisms that promote development and acting out of deviant fantasy in sexual murders, this paper addresses the available scientific evidence on the topic,...
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Towards a guide to best practice in conducting actuarial risk assessments with sex offenders
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 6 February 2010
Leam A., Craig , Anthony R., Beech
Assessing the risk of further offending behavior by adult sexual perpetrators is highly relevant and important to professionals involved in public protection. Although recent progress in assessing risk in sexual offenders has established validity of actuarial measures, there continues to be some debate about application of these instruments. Increasingly forensic practitioners are being requested to give expert witness evidence in formal settings where actuarial risk estimates are being examined. This is true in the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) hearings in the United States and the Parole Board Hearings in the United Kingdom. It is important therefore for practitioners using actuarial...
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Editorial Board
Publication year: 2010
Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 2, March-April 2010, Page IFC
[No author name available]
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