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Moeller has written an excellent resource on a crucial and timely topic. Clear, well written, and well organized, this book should serve as an excellent library resource as well as a primary text for an upper-division undergraduate course on youth violence. The research is up-to-date, and the author is comprehensive in his coverage of theoretical views. -CHOICE This book is a valuable reference for those who are interested in researching the nature, course, and development of youthful aggression and violence. It features a comprehensive, well-written review of theories and research in psychology, sociology, criminology, and history on the topic of youthful aggression. The author has done a commendable job of assembling the most influential studies on the topic and illustrating them with real-life examples...It (Youth Aggression and Violence) will make a significant contribution to the study of violence, aggression, and psychopathology, and will provide insight that will aid in the development of more effective intervention and prevention programs to address this serious social problem. -International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Youth Aggression and Violence is a reference book that all delinquency researchers should have on their bookshelf. An engaging read, the book concisely synthesizes the large body of scientific research on youth aggression as well as research on prevention and treatment, leaving readers with an excellent organizational schema with which to understand the causes of youth violence. It is an excellent text for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in juvenile delinquency or human aggression, or as a supplement for a course in juvenile justice...[It] will stay on my bookshelf as an indispensable refresher and reference source for years to come and until the author writes a second edition. -Contemporary Psychology

<p> Moeller has written an excellent resource on a crucial and timely topic. Clear, well written, and well organized, this book should serve as an excellent library resource as well as a primary text for an upper-division undergraduate course on youth violence. The research is up-to-date, and the author is comprehensive in his coverage of theoretical views. <br> CHOICE<p> This book is a valuable reference for those who are interested in researching the nature, course, and development of youthful aggression and violence. It features a comprehensive, well-written review of theories and research in psychology, sociology, criminology, and history on the topic of youthful aggression. The author has done a commendable job of assembling the most influential studies on the topic and illustrating them with real-life examples...It (Youth Aggression and Violence) will make a significant contribution to the study of violence, aggression, and psychopathology, and will provide insight that will aid

Moeller has written an excellent resource on a crucial and timely topic. Clear, well written, and well organized, this book should serve as an excellent library resource as well as a primary text for an upper-division undergraduate course on youth violence. The research is up-to-date, and the author is comprehensive in his coverage of theoretical views. -CHOICE This book is a valuable reference for those who are interested in researching the nature, course, and development of youthful aggression and violence. It features a comprehensive, well-written review of theories and research in psychology, sociology, criminology, and history on the topic of youthful aggression. The author has done a commendable job of assembling the most influential studies on the topic and illustrating them with real-life examples...It (Youth Aggression and Violence) will make a significant contribution to the study of violence, aggression, and psychopathology, and will provide insight that will aid in the development of more effective intervention and prevention programs to address this serious social problem. -International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Youth Aggression and Violence is a reference book that all delinquency researchers should have on their bookshelf. An engaging read, the book concisely synthesizes the large body of scientific research on youth aggression as well as research on prevention and treatment, leaving readers with an excellent organizational schema with which to understand the causes of youth violence. It is an excellent text for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in juvenile delinquency or human aggression, or as a supplement for a course in juvenile justice....[It] will stay on my bookshelf as an indispensable refresher and reference source for years to come and until the author writes a second edition. -Contemporary Psychology

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