The Wiley Handbook On The Psychology Of Violence

Author : Carlos A. Cuevas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118303156
Total Pages : 775 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence written by Carlos A. Cuevas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major issues relating to the psychology of violence and aggressive behaviors. Features original contributions from an interdisciplinary cast of scholars - leading experts in their fields of study Includes the latest violence research – and its implications for practice and policy Offers coverage of current issues relating to violence such as online violence and cybercriminal behavior Covers additional topics such as juvenile violence, sexual violence, family violence, and various violence issues relating to underserved and/or understudied populations

Author : Peter Sturmey
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781119057550
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression written by Peter Sturmey and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While numerous books address specific issues of violence and aggression, there is a clear and pressing need for a comprehensive resource that explores everything from the root causes of violence and aggression to the appropriate interventions for both individuals and society at large. The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression is a landmark three-volume resource that explores the broad scope of violence and aggression with contributions from an international panel of experts in the field. Filled with the most recent research and developments, this important text contains information on the biology of aggression and violence, developmental pathways, theoretical advances, the assessment, prevention and treatment of individuals, clinical treatments that target special populations, and a wide-range of societal interventions. Written to meet the information needs of clinicians, researchers, and students, The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression integrates all available knowledge in an authoritative and contemporary reference and resource that addresses the myriad aspects of violence and aggression.

Author : Laura C. Wilson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119047935
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings written by Laura C. Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings gathers together the latest insights from research and practice in one timely and much-needed reference work. The first full-length academic examination of mass shootings from a psychological perspective Contains 21 essays written by a global team of experts Covers a broad range of topics, including the psychology of perpetrators, the role of the media, psychological considerations and clinical interventions for affected individuals, prevention, ethical issues, and areas for future research Provides best practices for clinicians, academics, and policymakers dealing with these increasingly prevalent incidents of violence

Author : J. Stephen Wormith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119315751
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management written by J. Stephen Wormith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management: Theory, Research and Practice offers a comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management. With contributions from a panel of noted international experts, the book explores the most recent advances to the theoretical understanding, assessment and management of violent behavior. Designed to be an accessible resource, the highly readable chapters address common issues associated with violent behavior such as alcohol misuse and the less common issues for example offenders with intellectual disabilities. Written for both those new to the field and professionals with years of experience, the book offers a wide-ranging review of who commit acts of violence, their prevalence in society and the most recent explanations for their behavior. The contributors explore various assessment approaches and highlight specialized risk assessment instruments. The Handbook provides the latest evidence on effective treatment and risk management and includes a number of well-established and effective treatment interventions for violent offenders. This important book: Contains an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the topic Includes contributions from an international panel of experts Offers information on violence risk formulation Reveals the most recent techniques in violence risk assessment Explains what works in violence intervention Reviews specialty clinical assessments Written for clinicians and other professionals in the field of violence prevention and assessment, The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management is unique in its approach because it offers a comprehensive review of the topic rather than like other books on the market that take a narrower view.

Author : Peter Sturmey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781119057574
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression written by Peter Sturmey and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence and Aggression have a frequent, consistent and significant impact on society. While much has been written on the subject, few attempts have been made to offer a comprehensive account rather than focusing on specific theories, populations, problems, or intervention approaches. By contrast, this three volume edited work is designed to integrate all available knowledge in an authoritative and contemporary reference and resource on all aspects of violence and aggression. Volume 1 focuses on theory, Volume 2 concerns individual prevention and intervention, and Volume 3 looks at wider issues of policy and society.

Author : Harvey Shapiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118966678
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook on Violence in Education written by Harvey Shapiro and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume, experts from a wide range fields explore violence in education’s different forms, contributing factors, and contextual nature. With contributions from noted experts in a wide-range of scholarly and professional fields, The Wiley Handbook on Violence in Education offers original research and essays that address the troubling issue of violence in education. The authors show the different forms that violence takes in educational contexts, explore the factors that contribute to violence, and provide innovative perspectives and approaches for prevention and response. This multidisciplinary volume presents a range of rigorous research that examines violence from both micro- and macro- approaches. In its twenty-nine chapters, this comprehensive volume’s fifty-nine contributors, representing thirty-three universities from the United States and six other countries, examines violence’s distinctive forms and contributing factors. This much-needed volume: Addresses the complexities of violence in education with essays from experts in the fields of sociology, psychology, criminology, education, disabilities studies, forensic psychology, philosophy, and critical theory Explores the many forms of school violence including physical, verbal, linguistic, social, legal, religious, political, structural, and symbolic violence Reveals violence in education’s stratified nature in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the problem Demonstrates how violence in education is deeply situated in schools, communities, and the broader society and culture Offers new perspectives and proposals for prevention and response The Wiley Handbook on Violence in Education is designed to help researchers, educators, policy makers, and community leaders understand violence in educational settings and offers innovative, effective approaches to this difficult challenge.

Author : Douglas P. Boer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118572661
Total Pages : 1770 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending written by Douglas P. Boer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 1770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending is a three-volume collection of up-to-date readings contributed by international experts relating to the assessment, intervention, and theoretical foundations of sexual offending. Includes in-depth and up-to-date assessment and treatment approaches for adult male, female, juvenile, and cognitively-impaired offenders Features contributions by leading experts in each specialized field from around the world including Bill Marshall, Bill Lindsay, and Tony Ward Offers cutting-edge theories of sexual offending, including the latest multifactorial and single-factor theories

Author : Shelley L. Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119886414
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law written by Shelley L. Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law The most practical discussion of the rehabilitation of girls and women in conflict with the law in the correctional arena What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law is the leading examination of evidence-based practice in the field of gender-responsive corrections. Adopting an international and intersectional approach, the distinguished authors seek to collect the best available data and thinking on what works with girls and women and apply it to the real-world problems facing correctional systems today. As part of its contextual and rich approach to the subject, What Works with girls and women in conflict with the law, covers a broad variety of topics, ranging from theories of female involvement in crime, security classification and risk assessment, evidence-based treatment and supervision approaches, special populations (such as Indigenous women), to legal/policy developments in the field of gender-responsive corrections. Perfect for students and practitioners in the field of psychology, criminology, social work, criminal justice, and corrections, this is the only reference of its kind to focus on the practical applications of the latest theory.

Author : Jean Proulx
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111943937X
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders written by Jean Proulx and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new title in the What Works in Offender Rehabilitation series of handbooks reviews and brings up to date the ‘What Works’ literature in sexual offender theory, assessment, rehabilitation, risk management, prevention and policy. By evaluating current assessment frameworks and intervention programmes, it not only discusses theory and treatment efficacy but provides professionals with an evidence-based approach to the management and rehabilitation of individuals who have sexually offended, and the prevention of sexual abuse perpetration. Empirical findings of treatment effectiveness are presented and discussed by renowned international researchers and clinicians from around the world. The conceptual and theoretical material is presented with a strong emphasis on how it should be translated into real-world policy and practice in order to reduce re-offending effectively.

Author : Louise Dixon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118976177
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment written by Louise Dixon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to empirically supported approaches for child protection cases The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment offers clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals an evidence-based approach to best professional practice when working in the area of child protection proceedings and the provision of assessment and intervention services in order to maximize the well-being of young people. It brings together a wealth of knowledge from expert researchers and practitioners, who provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary work informing theory, assessment, service provision, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions for children and families undergoing care proceedings. Coverage includes theoretical perspectives, insights on the prevalence and effects of child neglect and abuse, assessment, children’s services, and interventions with children, victims and families.