Key areas of coverage include:

• Epidemiology of violence and aggression.
  
• Biological and social causes of violence and aggression.
  
• Cultural interventions, psychotherapies, and individual biological interventions.
  
• The effects of violence and aggression in special populations.
  

Violence and Aggression: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice is a must-have resource for researchers, academics, and upper-level undergraduateand graduate students in forensic psychology, public health, criminology/criminal justice, developmental psychology, psychotherapy/counseling, psychiatry, social work, educational policy and politics, health psychology, nursing, and behavioral therapy/rehabilitation. 

Peter Sturmey, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has published more than 200 papers, 50 chapters, and 20 authored and edited books on developmental disabilities, behavior analysis, clinical psychology and evidence-based practice.