“Democracy Tested: Political Violence and Global Elections” …backdrop, HFG’s first Violence, Politics & Democracy speaker series event gathered a panel of scholars to discuss democratic backsliding, political protest, mis- and disinformation, and increased levels of election-related violence….
Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems …marked by dysfunction, identity struggles, and intense forms of political competition that undermine democratic processes. Hybrid democracies are particularly susceptible to political violence because they often exhibit violence or the…
Aggression and Morality: Links in Early Childhood Differences in aggressive behavior emerge in early childhood, become more stable with age, and can lead to significant psychological problems, including violence in adulthood. It is, therefore, imperative to understand…
Desistance from Sexual Offending Across the Life Course Desistance refers to the slowing down or stopping of offending. Although the term is relatively new to those who study sexual aggression, the phenomenon has been a staple of criminological…
Sexual Justice in the American Civil War …in the Civil War, an essay in a collection concerning the impact of Union occupation on southern women, Occupied Women (2012), and a chapter in Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones…
HFG Staff …in Homicide Rates?” (Criminology and Public Policy 2019), “Understanding Mexico’s Drug Violence” (Journal of Conflict Resolution 2015), and “Illicit Markets and Violence” (Crime, Law and Social Change 2009). He co-edited…
HFG Symposium on Crime in America …“Reporting on Gun Violence: Engaging the Public on the Issues.” The symposium will offer a series of discussions with experts, public officials, and journalists exploring gun violence, a critical public safety and public health issue…
Violence and Dysphoria: The Villagization of Kinshasa and the Role of Healers …with their exclusion from the benefits of economic and informational globalization; how do they succeed to thwart the spiral of violence that numerous other parts of Black Africa have been…
Scrutinizing the Gray Zones: Dynamics of Collective Violence in Contemporary Argentina …established political actors, I argue, count in the making of collective violence and in routine political life. The research scrutinizes the gray zone where the actions and networks of both…
Gangs, Violence, and the Redivision of Space in Chicago …rates of violence have been skeptically greeted by criminologists. However, no plausible explanation for persisting high rates of homicide in some cities and very low rates in others has been…
