The Development of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence
This book highlights the developmental changes in aggression and violence during adolescence from a uniquely psychological perspective. Developmental changes and risk factors as direct causes for violence and psychopathy have started to receive increased
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The Development of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence
Robert F. Marcus
The Development of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence
Robert F. Marcus Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-54562-6 ISBN 978-1-137-54563-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-54563-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017935748 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: PhotoAlto sas / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
For Elizabeth Hays Singer
Acknowledgments
The writer is grateful for the editorial assistance of Gabrielle Bodzin and Danielle MacFarland.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Normative Aggression and Violence 27 3 Violence in Adolescence 63 4 Intimate Partner Violence 113 5 Psychopathy in Adolescence 141 Index 171
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List of Figures
Fig. 2.1 Aggression and violence prevalence by year, 1993–2013 30 Fig. 2.2 Aggression and violence prevalence by gender, 1993–2013 31 Fig. 2.3 Aggression and violence prevalence by grade, 1993–2013 33 Fig. 2.4 Aggression and violence prevalence by race/ethnicity, 1993–201335 Fig. 3.1 Violent Crime Index Arrest Rates for Juveniles (ages 0–17) for Males, Females, 1980–2012 (per 100,000 population) 70 Fig. 3.2 Arrest rates by gender for juvenile violent crime index offenses (VCI), simple assault, weapons violations, and male/female ratio for 1980, 1994, and 2012 (per 100,000 population)71 Fig. 3.3 Juvenile arrests rates by age for violent crime index offenses for years 1980, 1994, and 2012 (per 100,000 population) 7
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