Aggression and Violence

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when the spotlight is on the ever-present issue of intimate partner and family violence—though awareness of, and efforts ... Read More

According to a new study, the process of learning to speak may begin earlier than previously thought. Four-month-old babies who were taught to pay attention to complex audio patterns were ... Read More

Georgetown University’s Safe Passages study endeavors to understand and root out the causes of gender-based violence. Building upon previous research showing that unequal gender roles ... Read More

While any form of victimization can be traumatic, hate crimes are particularly challenging for victims. Unlike random acts of violence, hate crimes are based on an individual’s identity ... Read More

Rape statistics are a common source of contention, and many older studies were flawed or incomplete. According to survey results released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More

When video surfaced of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancée, Janay Palmer, from an elevator, football fans and victims advocates were outraged that the ... Read More

Prisons are filled with people facing mental health challenges, struggles with addiction, a history of trauma, or memories of childhood abuse. The rate of such challenges among prisoners ... Read More

Corrections officers at Rikers Island, which is home to about 500 teenage inmates, regularly inflict severe and unwarranted abuse on inmates, according to a new report by the U.S. attorney’s ... Read More

Whether it’s the stress of a hard day at work or the exhilaration of a new baby or engagement, people regularly turn to Facebook to share emotional news. A new study of 689,003 randomly ... Read More

Groups can help people feel more powerful and less isolated, making it easier to act on values shared by the group. While groups can be a powerful force for change—such as when a ... Read More

Parents and educators point to anecdotal evidence that bullying may contribute to school shootings and other forms of extreme violence. School violence is relatively uncommon, however, ... Read More

As more information becomes available about Elliot Rodgers, the man who allegedly killed six people in California, the media continues to focus on what his therapist did or did not do right. ... Read More