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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
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 vi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHandbook 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 covers 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
Specialists and students in gun violence within fields such as psychology, criminology, epidemiology
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
- eBook ISBN: 9780323952736
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Nicholas D Thomson
Dr. Nicholas D. Thomson is the Director of Research at VCU Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Surgery, and Forensic Research Psychologist at Virginia Commonwealth University. His research has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, including some of the first research funding dedicated to preventing gun violence among high-risk youth and adults in 25 years. Dr. Thomson is widely published in the field of forensic psychology and developmental psychopathology, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, chapters, and a textbook on psychopathy (Understanding Psychopathy: The Biopsychosocial Perspective). He serves on the editorial board for multiple leading journals, including Psychology of Violence. He pioneered the development of the first virtual reality interventions aimed at promoting gun safety among adults, reducing retaliatory gun violence among youth victims of violence, and preventing youth suicide. He is an advocate for interdisciplinary research, focusing on mechanistically informed strategies that incorporate a biopsychosocial approach to enhance both cutting-edge research and effective prevention. His expertise is recognized internationally, and he consults on strategies for preventing gun violence, violent extremism, radicalization, and family-level antisocial behavior. Dr. Thomson has received numerous awards and nominations for his research excellence and innovation, both nationally and internationally, in the fields of externalizing disorders and violence prevention.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Research at VCU Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Surgery, and Forensic Research Psychologist at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA