Thomas Bliesener war Akademischer Oberrat an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, jetzt Professor für Psycholoigie und Vorstand am Institut für Psychologie der Universität zu Kiel.

Table of ContentsPreface In Honor of Friedrich Lösel by Thomas Bliesener, Andreas Beelmann, & Mark StemmlerPart I Developmental Courses of Antisocial BehaviorsChapter 1: Environmental, Genetic and Epigenetic Influences on the Developmental Origins of Aggression and other Disruptive Behaviors by Richard E. TremblayChapter 2: Subtypes of Aggressive Behaviors: Etiologies, Development, and Consequences by Frank Vitaro & Mara BrendgenChapter 3: Developmental Sequences and Pathways Towards Serious Delinquency and Substance Use by Rolf Loeber, Helene Raskin White, & Jeffrey D. BurkeChapter 4: Persistent Juvenile Offenders by Thomas BliesenerPart II Risk and Protective Factors in Antisocial BehaviorsChapter 5: Protective and Promotive Factors in the Development of Offending by David P. Farrington & Maria M. TtofiChapter 6: Family Factors in the Development of Antisocial Behavior by Lea PulkkinenChapter 7: Social Sources of Crime Propensity: A Study of the Collective Efficacy of Families, Schools, and Neighbourhoods by Per-Olof H. WikströmChapter 8: Media Consumption and Violence in Schools by Franz StrengPart III Crime Prevention, Offender Treatment, and RehabilitationChapter 9: The Scientific Foundation of Prevention: The Status quo and Future Challenges for Developmental Crime Prevention by Andreas BeelmannChapter 10: Measuring Conflict of Interest in Prevention and Intervention Research: A Feasibility Study by Manuel Eisner & David HumphreysChapter 11: Effective Interventions for Juvenile Offenders: Using Meta-Analysis to Bridge from Research to Practiceby Mark W. LipseyChapter 12: Offender Desistance Policing (ODP): Less Prison and More Evidence in Rehabilitating Offenders by Lawrence W. ShermanPart IV Risk Management and Criminal JusticeChapter 13: Violence Risk Assessment: Things that I Have Learned So Far by David J. CookeChapter 14: Comprehensive Risk Management Instruments for Serious and Violent Young Offenders: Challenges and Advantages by Raymond R. CorradoChapter 15: Forensic Psychological Assessment in the Criminal Justice System: Development and Perspectives in Germany by Rudolf EggChapter 16: Young Offenders and Legal Competencies by Ronald RoeschPart V Research Methods in Developmental CriminologyChapter 17: The Development of Delinquent Behavior: Variable- and Person-Oriented Methods of Analysis by Alexander von Eye, Richard M. Lerner, Jacqueline V. Lerner, & Edmond P. BowersChapter 18: Latent Growth Curve Modeling and the Study of Problem Behavior in Girls by Mark Stemmler & Anne C. PetersenChapter 19: Evaluating a National Program: Effects of No Child Left Behind on Math Achievement in the United States by Thomas D. Cook, Manyee Wong, & Peter SteinerChapter 20: Principles of Symmetry in Evaluation Research with Implications for Offender Treatment by Werner W. WittmannList of ContributorsSubject Index

Leading experts review the latest findings and recommendations concerning theroots and prevention of antisocial behavior and crimeThe developmental perspective is becoming increasingly significant in criminology and in research on antisocial and criminal behavior. Developmental criminology can explain the stability of antisocial behavior as well as how it emerges and disappears across the life span. This volume brings together many of the most renowned scientists in the field. Theyreport the latest findings, explain various phenomena and trajectories of antisocial behavior, and present new research methods. In a series of reviews, they analyze the significance of biological, psychological, and social risk factors in the development of antisocial behavior and show how these findings can be applied not only in crime prevention, criminal justice, and offender treatment, but also inthe risk management of young offenders.