Carlos A. Cuevas is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at Northeastern University in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. His scholarly work focusing on violence and victimization, particularly among Latinos and how it connects to delinquent behavior, has appeared in various journals including Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Child Abuse & Neglect.Callie Marie Rennison is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Rennison's research has appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Feminist Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Violence and Victims, and Violence Against Women.

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• List of Contributors xAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie RennisonPart One General Issues in Violence and Victimization 51 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics 7Cynthia Barnett-Ryan and Emily H. Griffith2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children's Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse 24David Finkelhor, Sherry Hamby, Heather Turner, and Wendy Walsh3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? 49Mark T. Berg and Richard B. Felson4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization: Understanding Differential Vulnerability without Blaming the Victim 66Sherry Hamby and John Grych5 Social Construction of Violence 86Joel Best6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization 100Mary Ann Priester, Trevor Cole, Shannon M. Lynch, and Dana D. DeHartPart Two General Violence 1217 Homicide: Its Prevalence, Correlates, and Situational Contexts 123Terance D. Miethe and Wendy C. Regoeczi8 Nonfatal Violence 140Jennifer L. Truman9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims: Examining Factors that Influence Self-Identification 158Timothy C. Hart and Emily I. Troshynski10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime: Property versus Confrontational Crime 179Mindy Bernhardt and Volkan TopalliPart Three Juvenile Violence 19511 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow: Gangs, Violence, and Victimization 197David C. Pyrooz and Kathleen A. Fox12 Girls and Women in Gangs 211Joanne Belknap and Molly Bowers13 School Violence and Bullying 226Melissa K. Holt and Gerald Reid14 Juvenile Violence: Interventions, Policies, and Future Directions 247Terrance J. Taylor and Sean McCandlessPart Four Family Violence 27715 Child Maltreatment 279Cindy Sousa, J. Bart Klika, Todd I. Herrenkohl, and W. Ben Packard16 Destructive Sibling Aggression 297Jonathan Caspi and Veronica R. Barrios17 Elder Maltreatment: The Theory and Practice of Elder-Abuse Prevention 324Gia Elise Barboza18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence 353Brian K. Payne and Christina PolicastroPart Five Partner Violence 37119 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Measurement, Risk Factors, Consequences, and Responses 373Leah E. Daigle, Heidi Scherer, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Andia Azimi20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course 396Kristin Carbone-Lopez21 Controversies in Partner Violence 411Denise A. Hines, Emily M. Douglas, and Murray A. Straus22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence 439Molly DragiewiczPart Six Sexual Violence 45523 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization 457Christine A. Gidycz and Erika L. Kelley24 A Motivation-Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending 482Lesleigh E. Pullman, Skye Stephens, and Michael C. Seto25 Pornography and Violence Against Women 501Walter S. DeKeseredy26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking 517Amy Farrell and Stephanie Fahy27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence 533Dara C. Drawbridge and Carlos A. CuevasPart Seven Cybercrime 55328 Cybercrime Victimization 555Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, and Bonnie S. Fisher29 Online Harassment 571Lisa M. Jones and Kimberly J. Mitchell30 Technology and Violence 588Thomas J. Holt and Adam M. Bossler31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime 604Max KilgerPart Eight Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations 62332 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos 625Chiara Sabina33 Living in a Web of Trauma: An Ecological Examination of Violence among African Americans 649Carolyn M. West34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans 666MiRang Park35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 678Jane E. Palmer and Michelle Chino36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities 695Mikel L. Walters and Caroline Lippy37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations: Current Issues and Future Directions 715Rebecca Pfeffer and Carlos A. CuevasIndex 727

Carlos A. Cuevas is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at Northeastern University in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. His scholarly work focusing on violence and victimization, particularly among Latinos and how it connects to delinquent behavior, has appeared in various journals including Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Child Abuse & Neglect.Callie Marie Rennison is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Rennison's research has appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Feminist Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Violence and Victims, and Violence Against Women.

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• List of Contributors xAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie RennisonPart One General Issues in Violence and Victimization 51 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics 7Cynthia Barnett-Ryan and Emily H. Griffith2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children's Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse 24David Finkelhor, Sherry Hamby, Heather Turner, and Wendy Walsh3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? 49Mark T. Berg and Richard B. Felson4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization: Understanding Differential Vulnerability without Blaming the Victim 66Sherry Hamby and John Grych5 Social Construction of Violence 86Joel Best6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization 100Mary Ann Priester, Trevor Cole, Shannon M. Lynch, and Dana D. DeHartPart Two General Violence 1217 Homicide: Its Prevalence, Correlates, and Situational Contexts 123Terance D. Miethe and Wendy C. Regoeczi8 Nonfatal Violence 140Jennifer L. Truman9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims: Examining Factors that Influence Self-Identification 158Timothy C. Hart and Emily I. Troshynski10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime: Property versus Confrontational Crime 179Mindy Bernhardt and Volkan TopalliPart Three Juvenile Violence 19511 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow: Gangs, Violence, and Victimization 197David C. Pyrooz and Kathleen A. Fox12 Girls and Women in Gangs 211Joanne Belknap and Molly Bowers13 School Violence and Bullying 226Melissa K. Holt and Gerald Reid14 Juvenile Violence: Interventions, Policies, and Future Directions 247Terrance J. Taylor and Sean McCandlessPart Four Family Violence 27715 Child Maltreatment 279Cindy Sousa, J. Bart Klika, Todd I. Herrenkohl, and W. Ben Packard16 Destructive Sibling Aggression 297Jonathan Caspi and Veronica R. Barrios17 Elder Maltreatment: The Theory and Practice of Elder-Abuse Prevention 324Gia Elise Barboza18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence 353Brian K. Payne and Christina PolicastroPart Five Partner Violence 37119 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Measurement, Risk Factors, Consequences, and Responses 373Leah E. Daigle, Heidi Scherer, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Andia Azimi20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course 396Kristin Carbone-Lopez21 Controversies in Partner Violence 411Denise A. Hines, Emily M. Douglas, and Murray A. Straus22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence 439Molly DragiewiczPart Six Sexual Violence 45523 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization 457Christine A. Gidycz and Erika L. Kelley24 A Motivation-Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending 482Lesleigh E. Pullman, Skye Stephens, and Michael C. Seto25 Pornography and Violence Against Women 501Walter S. DeKeseredy26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking 517Amy Farrell and Stephanie Fahy27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence 533Dara C. Drawbridge and Carlos A. CuevasPart Seven Cybercrime 55328 Cybercrime Victimization 555Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, and Bonnie S. Fisher29 Online Harassment 571Lisa M. Jones and Kimberly J. Mitchell30 Technology and Violence 588Thomas J. Holt and Adam M. Bossler31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime 604Max KilgerPart Eight Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations 62332 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos 625Chiara Sabina33 Living in a Web of Trauma: An Ecological Examination of Violence among African Americans 649Carolyn M. West34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans 666MiRang Park35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 678Jane E. Palmer and Michelle Chino36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities 695Mikel L. Walters and Caroline Lippy37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations: Current Issues and Future Directions 715Rebecca Pfeffer and Carlos A. CuevasIndex 727

Carlos A. Cuevas is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at Northeastern University in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. His scholarly work focusing on violence and victimization, particularly among Latinos and how it connects to delinquent behavior, has appeared in various journals including Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Child Abuse & Neglect.Callie Marie Rennison is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Rennison's research has appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Feminist Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Violence and Victims, and Violence Against Women.

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• List of Contributors xAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie RennisonPart One General Issues in Violence and Victimization 51 The Dynamic Nature of Crime Statistics 7Cynthia Barnett-Ryan and Emily H. Griffith2 Ethical Issues in Surveys about Children's Exposure to Violence and Sexual Abuse 24David Finkelhor, Sherry Hamby, Heather Turner, and Wendy Walsh3 Why are Offenders Victimized so Often? 49Mark T. Berg and Richard B. Felson4 The Complex Dynamics of Victimization: Understanding Differential Vulnerability without Blaming the Victim 66Sherry Hamby and John Grych5 Social Construction of Violence 86Joel Best6 Consequences and Sequelae of Violence and Victimization 100Mary Ann Priester, Trevor Cole, Shannon M. Lynch, and Dana D. DeHartPart Two General Violence 1217 Homicide: Its Prevalence, Correlates, and Situational Contexts 123Terance D. Miethe and Wendy C. Regoeczi8 Nonfatal Violence 140Jennifer L. Truman9 Perceptions of Stalking Victimization among Behaviorally Defined Victims: Examining Factors that Influence Self-Identification 158Timothy C. Hart and Emily I. Troshynski10 The Situational Dynamics of Street Crime: Property versus Confrontational Crime 179Mindy Bernhardt and Volkan TopalliPart Three Juvenile Violence 19511 Triggerman Today, Dead Man Tomorrow: Gangs, Violence, and Victimization 197David C. Pyrooz and Kathleen A. Fox12 Girls and Women in Gangs 211Joanne Belknap and Molly Bowers13 School Violence and Bullying 226Melissa K. Holt and Gerald Reid14 Juvenile Violence: Interventions, Policies, and Future Directions 247Terrance J. Taylor and Sean McCandlessPart Four Family Violence 27715 Child Maltreatment 279Cindy Sousa, J. Bart Klika, Todd I. Herrenkohl, and W. Ben Packard16 Destructive Sibling Aggression 297Jonathan Caspi and Veronica R. Barrios17 Elder Maltreatment: The Theory and Practice of Elder-Abuse Prevention 324Gia Elise Barboza18 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Family Violence 353Brian K. Payne and Christina PolicastroPart Five Partner Violence 37119 Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Measurement, Risk Factors, Consequences, and Responses 373Leah E. Daigle, Heidi Scherer, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Andia Azimi20 The Transcendence of Intimate Violence across the Life Course 396Kristin Carbone-Lopez21 Controversies in Partner Violence 411Denise A. Hines, Emily M. Douglas, and Murray A. Straus22 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence 439Molly DragiewiczPart Six Sexual Violence 45523 Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization 457Christine A. Gidycz and Erika L. Kelley24 A Motivation-Facilitation Model of Adult Male Sexual Offending 482Lesleigh E. Pullman, Skye Stephens, and Michael C. Seto25 Pornography and Violence Against Women 501Walter S. DeKeseredy26 Prostitution and Sex Trafficking 517Amy Farrell and Stephanie Fahy27 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Sexual Violence 533Dara C. Drawbridge and Carlos A. CuevasPart Seven Cybercrime 55328 Cybercrime Victimization 555Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, and Bonnie S. Fisher29 Online Harassment 571Lisa M. Jones and Kimberly J. Mitchell30 Technology and Violence 588Thomas J. Holt and Adam M. Bossler31 Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Cybercrime 604Max KilgerPart Eight Violence in Underserved and Understudied Populations 62332 Intimate Partner Violence among Latinos 625Chiara Sabina33 Living in a Web of Trauma: An Ecological Examination of Violence among African Americans 649Carolyn M. West34 An Interpretation of Invisible Domestic Violence among Asian Americans 666MiRang Park35 Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 678Jane E. Palmer and Michelle Chino36 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Communities 695Mikel L. Walters and Caroline Lippy37 Research on the Victimization of Understudied Populations: Current Issues and Future Directions 715Rebecca Pfeffer and Carlos A. CuevasIndex 727