Paul Gray is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Deborah Jump is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Head of Youth Justice at the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Hannah Smithson is Professor of Criminology and Youth Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Review of the LiteratureChapter 3: Researching Adverse Childhood Experiences and TraumaChapter 4: Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 5: Adverse Childhood ExperiencesChapter 6: The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 7: Trauma-Informed PracticeChapter 8: Conclusions

"Timely, important and authoritative – this book offers a carefully considered account of the links between ACEs and serious youth violence, and makes a convincing call for trauma-informed policy and practice.” Keir Irwin-Rogers, The Open University

Paul Gray is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Deborah Jump is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Head of Youth Justice at the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Hannah Smithson is Professor of Criminology and Youth Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Review of the LiteratureChapter 3: Researching Adverse Childhood Experiences and TraumaChapter 4: Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 5: Adverse Childhood ExperiencesChapter 6: The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 7: Trauma-Informed PracticeChapter 8: Conclusions

"Timely, important and authoritative – this book offers a carefully considered account of the links between ACEs and serious youth violence, and makes a convincing call for trauma-informed policy and practice.” Keir Irwin-Rogers, The Open University

Paul Gray is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Deborah Jump is Reader in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Head of Youth Justice at the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.Hannah Smithson is Professor of Criminology and Youth Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Review of the LiteratureChapter 3: Researching Adverse Childhood Experiences and TraumaChapter 4: Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 5: Adverse Childhood ExperiencesChapter 6: The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth ViolenceChapter 7: Trauma-Informed PracticeChapter 8: Conclusions

"Timely, important and authoritative – this book offers a carefully considered account of the links between ACEs and serious youth violence, and makes a convincing call for trauma-informed policy and practice.” Keir Irwin-Rogers, The Open University