Editorial
| Pages | 2-3 |
| Date | 30 September 2010 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5042/jacpr.2010.0531 |
| Published date | 30 September 2010 |
| Author | Jane Ireland,Nicola Graham‐Kevan,Michelle Davies,Douglas Fry |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Sociology |
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research • Volume 2 Issue 4 • October 2010 © Pier Professional Ltd2
10.5042/jacpr.2010.0531
individual treatment programmes will only be
effective if integrat ed into wider approa ches for
the manage ment of aggression.
This editi on moves on to outline a group
that is largely ig nored acade mically wit h
regards to victimisat ion, namely the vic tims
of male rape. In a paper by Miche lle Davies,
Jayne Walk er, John Archer and Paul P ollard,
the long-t erm psychol ogical func tioning
impacts on this gr oup is outlined. T his is a n
under-researc hed sample and thus as edit ors
we are very please d to be able to include
this paper . Continuin g with t he theme of
victimisation , Davies et al i ndicate how the
presentation of victi ms is co nsistent in a
number of ways to the bro ader litera ture on
rape, spec ifically th at involvin g women. It does
indicate s exual orien tation cris is followin g an
assault as a furth er importan t considera tion,
coupled wi th the i mportance o f developin g
intervention approaches able to accommodate
these more sample-loc alised resp onses.
The focus then moves away from that of the
individual to more group-based data, exploring
the extent of self-injurious behaviour within
prison settings, and indicating further a role for
previous victimisation as a precipitating factor.
The paper by Charlie Brooker, John Flynn and
Clare Fox illustrates a potential role for the
environment, shifting focus towards a more
holistic approach to understanding victimisation,
specifically self-inflicted victimisation. Again,
there is a theme emerging in terms of the
importance of mental health services to those
who inflict harm on themselves, an approach
echoed by the earlier papers with regards to
broader victimisation. We end the edition with a
focus on more global approaches to managing
aggression and the aftermath of this on a world
scale, specifically the abolishment of war. In her
extended commentary, Judith L Hand argues
for an approach whereby a critical mass of
opinion is developed and mobilised, which can
arguably end war, specifically by encouraging
the belief that this can be achieved. The paper
Welcome to a further edition of the Journal of
Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. We
focus here on papers covering the broad remit
of behaviour, by exploring aggression that
occurs among the very young to that occurring
across nations. The theme of the current edition
is victimisation, a topic that is often not given
the attention it deserves, and one that more
commonly focuses on the role of perpetrators.
The papers are ordered from exploring this
among the very young through to adulthood
and population perspectives.
We commenc e with a study by Claire P
Monks and Peter K Smith t hat explore s the
measurement of partic ipant roles in bull ying
behaviours, and notes evidence of short-
term stabi lity for aggressors and provoc ative
victims. T he paper is valuabl e in hi ghlighting
the young age at which ro les relatin g to
aggression begin to become st atic, empha sising
further th e distincti on between provocative
and passiv e victims. These fi ndings buil d on a
larger dev eloping res earch base that ind icates
the young age at which hu mans become
involved i n behaviour s we cha racterise a s
aggression. Andrew M Terranova, Paul Box er
and Amanda S Morri s build on this study
by focusin g on a slightly older age group –
middle chi ldhood – and the reactions of this
group to victimisatio n by pee rs. The authors
demonstrate the impor tance of coping as a
factor in driving the victimi sation resp onse and
of early intervention with vi ctims, as a means
of prevent ing chronic victimisat ion. One cannot
help but draw para llels betwe en this paper
and the paper on the abol ishment of war by
Judith L Hand, whi ch echoes the impo rtance
of early and holis tic interve ntion. It seems
that we are very good at recommendin g early
intervention/ preventative approaches, but this
seems to have beco me a la rgely acade mic and
not practi ce point. Terranova et al i llustrate
further th e avoidance and emo tionally
expressive reactions to victimis ation evide nt
among chil dren, makin g the cr ucial point that
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