Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Family Violence Program at Nova Southeastern University. He is also editor of Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal and Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Dr. Van Hasselt has served as lecturer and consultant to the FBI’s Behavioral Science, Crisis Negotiation, and Law Enforcement Communication Units, and is part of the Bureau’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program. His clinical and research interests are in the areas of crisis and hostage negotiations, police stress and mental health, critical incident response, and the emerging field of behavioral criminology. Dr. Van Hasselt is also a certified police officer with the Plantation, Florida, Police Department.

• Part I: Overview and Perspectives.- Overview.- Dyadic Conceptualization, Measurement, and Analysis of Family Violence.-  Role of Neurobiological Factors.- Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior.- Behavioral Science Research Methods.- Part II: Violent Crime by Children and Adolescents.- Animal Cruelty Offenders.- Child and Adolescent Firesetting.- School Bullying and Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Characteristics, Outcomes, and Prevention.- Child and Adolescent Homicide.- Part III: Homicide.- A Cultural and Psychological Perspective on Mass Murder.- Maternal Filicide.- Homicide-Suicide.- Criminal Investigative Analysis: A Move Toward a Scientific, Multidisciplinary Model.- Part IV: Sexual Deviance and Assault.- Sex Work and Adult Prostitution: From Entry to Exit.- Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation: The Spiral of Abuse.- The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.- Female Sexual Offenders.-Young People Displaying Problematic Sexual Behavior: The Research and their Words.-  InternetSexual Offending.- Part V: Family Violence.- Sibling Abuse.- Child Physical Abuse and Neglect.- The Medical Aspects of Victim Vulnerabilities in Child Sexual Exploitation.- Domestic Violence.- Elder Abuse.- Part VI: Behavioral Intelligence.-  Forensic Linguistics.-  Investigative Interviewing.- Criminal Interviewing and Interrogation in Serious Crime Investigations.- Management and Mitigation of Insider Threats.- Investigative Uses of Hypnosis.- Part VII: Violence in Specific Settings.- Violence and the Military.- Workplace Violence.- School Violence.- Violence in Correctional Settings.- Part VIII: Special Topics.- Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations.

Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Family Violence Program at Nova Southeastern University. He is also editor of Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal and Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Dr. Van Hasselt has served as lecturer and consultant to the FBI’s Behavioral Science, Crisis Negotiation, and Law Enforcement Communication Units, and is part of the Bureau’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program. His clinical and research interests are in the areas of crisis and hostage negotiations, police stress and mental health, critical incident response, and the emerging field of behavioral criminology. Dr. Van Hasselt is also a certified police officer with the Plantation, Florida, Police Department.

• Part I: Overview and Perspectives.- Overview.- Dyadic Conceptualization, Measurement, and Analysis of Family Violence.-  Role of Neurobiological Factors.- Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior.- Behavioral Science Research Methods.- Part II: Violent Crime by Children and Adolescents.- Animal Cruelty Offenders.- Child and Adolescent Firesetting.- School Bullying and Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Characteristics, Outcomes, and Prevention.- Child and Adolescent Homicide.- Part III: Homicide.- A Cultural and Psychological Perspective on Mass Murder.- Maternal Filicide.- Homicide-Suicide.- Criminal Investigative Analysis: A Move Toward a Scientific, Multidisciplinary Model.- Part IV: Sexual Deviance and Assault.- Sex Work and Adult Prostitution: From Entry to Exit.- Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation: The Spiral of Abuse.- The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.- Female Sexual Offenders.-Young People Displaying Problematic Sexual Behavior: The Research and their Words.-  InternetSexual Offending.- Part V: Family Violence.- Sibling Abuse.- Child Physical Abuse and Neglect.- The Medical Aspects of Victim Vulnerabilities in Child Sexual Exploitation.- Domestic Violence.- Elder Abuse.- Part VI: Behavioral Intelligence.-  Forensic Linguistics.-  Investigative Interviewing.- Criminal Interviewing and Interrogation in Serious Crime Investigations.- Management and Mitigation of Insider Threats.- Investigative Uses of Hypnosis.- Part VII: Violence in Specific Settings.- Violence and the Military.- Workplace Violence.- School Violence.- Violence in Correctional Settings.- Part VIII: Special Topics.- Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations.

Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Family Violence Program at Nova Southeastern University. He is also editor of Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal and Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Dr. Van Hasselt has served as lecturer and consultant to the FBI’s Behavioral Science, Crisis Negotiation, and Law Enforcement Communication Units, and is part of the Bureau’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program. His clinical and research interests are in the areas of crisis and hostage negotiations, police stress and mental health, critical incident response, and the emerging field of behavioral criminology. Dr. Van Hasselt is also a certified police officer with the Plantation, Florida, Police Department.

• Part I: Overview and Perspectives.- Overview.- Dyadic Conceptualization, Measurement, and Analysis of Family Violence.-  Role of Neurobiological Factors.- Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior.- Behavioral Science Research Methods.- Part II: Violent Crime by Children and Adolescents.- Animal Cruelty Offenders.- Child and Adolescent Firesetting.- School Bullying and Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Characteristics, Outcomes, and Prevention.- Child and Adolescent Homicide.- Part III: Homicide.- A Cultural and Psychological Perspective on Mass Murder.- Maternal Filicide.- Homicide-Suicide.- Criminal Investigative Analysis: A Move Toward a Scientific, Multidisciplinary Model.- Part IV: Sexual Deviance and Assault.- Sex Work and Adult Prostitution: From Entry to Exit.- Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation: The Spiral of Abuse.- The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.- Female Sexual Offenders.-Young People Displaying Problematic Sexual Behavior: The Research and their Words.-  InternetSexual Offending.- Part V: Family Violence.- Sibling Abuse.- Child Physical Abuse and Neglect.- The Medical Aspects of Victim Vulnerabilities in Child Sexual Exploitation.- Domestic Violence.- Elder Abuse.- Part VI: Behavioral Intelligence.-  Forensic Linguistics.-  Investigative Interviewing.- Criminal Interviewing and Interrogation in Serious Crime Investigations.- Management and Mitigation of Insider Threats.- Investigative Uses of Hypnosis.- Part VII: Violence in Specific Settings.- Violence and the Military.- Workplace Violence.- School Violence.- Violence in Correctional Settings.- Part VIII: Special Topics.- Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations.