Research and policy directions in violence: a developmental perspective.

Violence and violence-related behaviors have become important research and policy considerations in the 1990s. Both private and public institutions have assembled considerable research associated with male violence directed against children, youth, women, and other males. Data currently available indicate that focusing on males as perpetrators is an appropriate direction for violence research. In this paper, suggestions are offered regarding a developmental-socialization hypothesis for further research in the area of male violence.