Handbook of Gun Violence
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2024
- Editor: Nicholas D Thomson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 7 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 7 3 - 6
Gun violence is a growing epidemic. According to APA, every day in the United States, approximately 30 people die of homicides and 53 people die of suicides committed by someone us… Read more
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Request a sales quoteGun violence is a growing epidemic. According to APA, every day in the United States, approximately 30 people die of homicides and 53 people die of suicides committed by someone using a gun. Handbook of Gun Violence covers a variety of subjects and disciplines related to gun violence research. The first section provides an updated overview of the prevalence of gun violence including a dedicated section to the surge in violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second section biopsychosocial risk and protective factors for violence, including genetics, psychopathology, neurocognitive function, and community influences. The last section reviews options for Gun violence prevention and intervention, including treatments for youth delinquency and violence and antisocial behavior.
- Examines the biological risk and protective factors for violence in youth and adults
- Presents research on childhood and adulthood psychopathology, neurocognitive function, and personality traits as it relates to risky behavior and violence
- Reviews evidence-based interventions for antisocial behavior and violence in both men and women
Section I: Gun Violence in America
1. The Gun Violence Epidemic
2. The role of guns in violence
Section II: Biopsychosocial risk and protective factors for violence
3. Biological factors
4. Psychological factors: Adolescents
5. Psychological factors: Adults
6. Social factors: Adolescents
7. Social factors: Adults
8. Race Issues and Gun Violence
Section III: Gun violence prevention and intervention
9. Treatments for youth delinquency and violence
10. Treatments for antisocial behavior and violence in men and women
11:. Gun safety
12. Threat assessment
13. Gun violence prevention policy
14. Summary and Future Directions
1. The Gun Violence Epidemic
2. The role of guns in violence
Section II: Biopsychosocial risk and protective factors for violence
3. Biological factors
4. Psychological factors: Adolescents
5. Psychological factors: Adults
6. Social factors: Adolescents
7. Social factors: Adults
8. Race Issues and Gun Violence
Section III: Gun violence prevention and intervention
9. Treatments for youth delinquency and violence
10. Treatments for antisocial behavior and violence in men and women
11:. Gun safety
12. Threat assessment
13. Gun violence prevention policy
14. Summary and Future Directions
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323952729
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Nicholas D Thomson
Dr. Nicholas Thomson, forensic research psychologist and Director of Research at the Injury and Violence Prevention Program at VCU Health and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, has a wealth of experience working with victims and perpetrators of firearm-related violence in inner cities and urban municipalities. Recently, Dr. Thomson received a prestigious, 1.95M CDC-funded award to study retaliatory gun violence prevention, setting him apart as one of the first researchers to receive a federally-funded award to research firearm violence in America in over 25 years. Dr. Thomson has broad funding history in gun violence, violence prevention, and psychopathology research. He is also an active member on several city, state, and national gun violence prevention initiatives. Dr. Thomson is widely published in the field of forensic and developmental psychology, including a sole authored book published by Routledge in 2019, Understanding Psychopathy: The Biopsychosocial Perspective. Dr. Thomson has served as a research and clinical consultant to national and international violent extremism and radicalization strategies (e.g., PREVENT UK) and family-level interventions for youth antisocial behavior, as well as working in specialist forensic populations (e.g., Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder unit, Low Newton, UK).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Research for the Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Forensic Psychologist Business Name: Virginia Commonwealth University, USA