This review summarizes recent research in four environmental areas affecting risk of deaths
by suicide. Politically, the weight of the evidence suggests that laws increasing social …

Introduction Dual harm is the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression during an
individual's lifetime. It is unclear whether sufficient evidence exists for dual harm as a unique …

Background Gun violence has shortened the average life expectancy of Americans, and
better knowledge about the root causes of gun violence is crucial to its prevention. While …

Purpose The article revisits the negative effect of welfare state schemes on crime rates with
a focus on the pathways of that effect. Social support theory (SST) and institutional anomie …

Originating in the tradition of classical sociology (Durkheim, Merton), anomie theory posits
how broad social conditions influence deviant behavior and crime. The French sociologist …

As the most serious crime, homicide is both relevant and suitable for cross-national
comparisons. The global homicide rate of ca. 6 per 100,000 people is an average of hugely …

US suicide rates are at a thirty-year high while physical health, as measured by life
expectancy and pain, has declined, particularly for those without a college degree. We …

The present study examines cross-national variation in school-based bullying victimization.
Specifically, we address whether decommodification, a concept implicated in Institutional …

This chapter examines the key features of the crime decline in the United States during the
1990s–2010s but also takes a broader look at the violence declines globally. The author …

Suicide causes more than 800,000 deaths a year worldwide. Finding factors that may
reduce or prevent suicide is of utmost concern. Social capital has been one of the factors …