Psychological studies invariably find a positive relationship between violent video game play and aggression. However, these studies cannot account for either aggressive effects of alternative activities video game playing substitutes for or the possible selection of relatively violent people...

Psychological studies invariably find a positive relationship between video game play and aggression. However, these studies cannot account for either aggressive effects of alternative activities video game playing substitutes for or the possible selection of relatively violent people into...

Video games are an increasingly popular leisure activity. As many of best-selling games contain hyper-realistic violence, many researchers and policymakers have concluded that violent games cause violent behaviors. Evidence on a causal effect of violent games on violence is usually based on...

In a normal population sample of Norwegian adolescents, 6 per cent reported to have been victims of violent victimization during the last year. The sample consisted of three cohorts of adolescents from Oslo, aged 13-18, who had filled out a survey at school. Further, we had at our disposal...

Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- PART I: TRENDS IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE -- 2 The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence -- 3 Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? Assessing Potential Moderators of the Link between...