Jane L. Ireland - The Routledge International Handbook of Human Aggression: Current Issues and Perspectives

Drawing upon international expertise, and including some of the most well-known academicsand practitioners in the field, The Routledge International Handbook of Human Aggression is the firstreference work to fully capture how our understanding of aggression has been refined andreconceptualised in recent years.

Divided into five sections, the handbook covers some of the most interesting and timelytopics within human aggression research, with analysis of both indirect and direct forms ofaggression, and including chapters on sexual aggression, workplace bullying, animal abuse, gangviolence and female aggression. It recognises that, in many cases, aggression is an adaptive choicerather than a moral choice.

Providing practitioners and academics with an up-to-date resource that covers broad areas ofinterest and application, the book will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitionersassociated with a range of social science disciplines, including psychology, criminology,social work and sociology, particularly those with an interest in developmental, organisational,forensic and criminal justice allied disciplines.

Jane L. Ireland is a Forensic Psychologist, Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist.Professor Ireland holds a professorial chair at the University of Central Lancashire and is ViolenceTreatment Lead within High Secure Services, Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust.She is elected academy fellow of the Council of the Academy of Social Sciences and fellow ofthe International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA). She holds three further (visiting/honorary) professorships at bo Akademi University in Finland, Charles Sturt University,Australia and Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has over 150 publications in forensic psychology,the majority of which fall within the area of aggression.

Philip Birch, BSocSci.(Hons); PG Cert (HEP); PG Cert. (SSRM); PG Dip (SocSci); MSc; PhDis a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Centre for Law and Justice at Charles Sturt University,Australia. He has previously held posts at the University of Western Sydney, the University ofNew South Wales, Sydney, Australia and the University of Huddersfield, in the UK. Prior toentering academia, Philip worked as a criminologist in the field, holding posts in the UK prisonservice as well as in the crime and disorder field, which involved managing a specialist crime unit. Philip has published internationally, including books, book chapters, peer-reviewed articlesand government reports in his main areas of research offender management and rehabilitation;police, prisons and probation practices; gender symmetry violence with a particular focus ondomestic family violence and sex work. He has secured over $790,000 in research grants, whichhave addressed a variety of themes within his areas of expertise. Philip holds an honorary researchfellowship at the Institute of Positive Psychology and Education, Australia Catholic Universityand in the School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK, as well as being aSenior Research Associate in the Ashworth Research Centre, Mersey Health Care, NationalHealth Services, UK. Philip is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policyand Practice and currently sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and PeaceResearch.

Carol A. Ireland, PhD, is a Chartered Psychologist, Consultant Forensic Psychologist andChartered Scientist. She works for Coastal Child and Adult Therapeutic Services CCATS(www.ccats.org.uk), which is a community-based child and adult therapeutic service in the UK,and where she is the Sex Offender Lead, further leading on matters linked to sexual exploitation.She also works at the University of Central Lancashire, where she is the Director of Studies forthe MSc in Forensic Psychology, as well as the Senior Research Lead at the Ashworth ResearchCentre, Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust.

Current Issues and Perspectives

Edited by Jane L. Ireland, Philip Birch
and Carol A. Ireland

First published 2018
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To my twin sister Jane, who always stands by and supports me: I love her with all my heart. (CI)

To Jonathan, Sebastian and Leo, the most peaceful people I know, and to Mojo, Miss Sparkles and Elfrid, the most peaceful four-legged people I know. (JI)

To Irena Veljanova for her support and friendship. (PB)

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