The Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System

Violent Crime Scene

Youth, guns, and violent crime.

Young people are overrepresented as both victims and perpetrators of violence. Indeed, some commentators have suggested that recent cohorts of youth have been composed of "superpredators" who have little regard for human life. The evidence, however, suggests that other factors are responsible for recent increases in youth gun violence. This article analyzes the extent and causes of youth violen...

Violent Crime in Australia: Interpreting the Trends

Fear of violent crime is greater today than in recent memory. So too are Australian police statistics on the incidence of violent crime. The interpretation of crime statistics and of public attitudes should, however, be undertaken with care. Even before this year’s tragic massacre at Port Arthur, most Australians had formed the impression that violence in our society had reached unprecedented l...

Evolution and the Prevention of Violent Crime

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Neurotoxicity and Violent Crime: Linking Brain Biochemistry, Toxins, and Violent Crime

Social scientists who dismiss evolutionary psychology seem unaware that a revolution in neuroscience and other areas of biology has taken place over the last half-century. The estimate of 83 million Americans taking drugs like Prozac for depression and 11 million children on Ritalin for hyperactivity indicate it is time to reconsider the role of brain chemistry in social behavior and violent be...