Revenge across Childhood and Adolescence

'This is a very important and timely contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of aggression and violence in childhood and adolescence. Revenge often has been overlooked as a driver of violence, and preventive interventions have not paid enough attention to this powerful motive.' Nancy Guerra, Dean of the School of Social Ecology and Professor of Psychological Science, University of California Irvine, USA

'This is the most comprehensive and in-depth investigation of the topic of revenge in children and adolescents currently available. It has a distinguished and international roster of contributors examining revenge at multiple levels from the person to society and in the context of children's lived experience and development.' Charles C. Helwig, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada

'This is a gem of a book. It addresses an overlooked aspect of moral development. The editors brilliantly set the stage for this wonderful volume. The chapters are all highly original contributions from the very best researchers in the field of moral development.' Larry Nucci, Adjunct Professor of Human Development and Learning Sciences, University of California Berkeley and Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

'This is an insightful, thought-provoking, and theoretically sophisticated new volume. It shows how we struggle with vengeance beginning in early childhood, pondering the moral status of revenge and its complex relations with justice, retribution, retaliation, forgiveness, and mercy.' David Moshman, Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

'Parents, counselors working with youth, and school administrators seeking an informed understanding of revenge and the retaliatory behaviors youthful actors present will value this work … Recommended.' R. E. Osborne, CHOICE