• What is an "individual trait" and what are "super traits"? What individual traits appear to increase the likelihood of offending? What type of delinquency do they best explain?
• What individual traits comprise "low self-control" and "irritability," and how might low self-control and irritability increase the likelihood of offending? What is the relationship of such individual traits with social environmentincluding parenting style, housing, nutrition, exposure to violence, etc.? What aspects of parenting are most important in that regard? Why do the consequences vary according to neighborhood poverty versus wealth?
• To what degree does genetic inheritance explain the likelihood of committing violent crime? Review: "A genetic disposition to crime?"
• What biological harms possibly increase the likelihood of crime?
• To what extent is mental illness associated with violent behavior, or not? Approximately what percentage of youths in the juvenile justice system have serious problems of mental health?
• How strong is the association of school characteristics/experiences with delinquency? Are school experiences more a cause, or rather possibly a consequence, of delinquency? How strong is the relationship of school discipline/punishment style to delinquency? What is the most effective form of school discipline?
• Why do researchers claim that the mass media exaggerates the problem of school crime? That is, how strong is the relationship of school experiences on delinquency, and why is it that the relationship may actually be the reverse?
• What is the approximate percentage of students who experience bullying? What is the relationship of gender to bullying, being a victim of bullying, and relating to others who are bullied?
• What, if any, are the general characteristics of student school shooters?