Our beloved colleague and dear friend, Arnold P. Goldstein, has passed away at the age of 68 in his own home in Syracuse, New York, after a period of serious illness.  Following his graduation from Penn State University in 1959, Arnold invested his whole life in research and education regarding aggressive and asocial behavior among children and youths.
  He wrote more than sixty books and published over 100 articles on such subjects as aggression, social training, and juvenile deliquency. Arnold developed the intervention method called Aggression Replacement Training (ART), which has been utilized in many different countries throughout the world. His method is highly recommended by the American and Brittish Departments of Correction, as well as The American Department of Education.
  Arnold Goldstein was the initibator for The Center for Research on Aggression at the University of Syracuse and received numerous academic merits, including The Career Achievement Award from The American Psychological Association's Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (1996), as well as the Senior Scientist Award from APA's School Psychology Division (1996).
  From 1997 he regularly visited Scandinavia, holding a number of highly appreciated and well-attended seminars in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo (Sweden), and Oslo (Norway).  The book Aggression Replacement Training, was published in Swedish in the year 2000, while his book The Prepare Curriculum is set to be published in Swedish in autumn of 2002.
  In conjunction with the international ART conference, "Lasting Change", in Malmo, Sweden, September 2001, with 750 delegates from all over the world in attendance, Arnold initiated what would prove to be his final project. Together with some twenty ART experts, academics and practitioners he founded The International Center for Aggression Replacement Training (ICART) on the 14th of September 2001.
  Arnold is greatly missed, both as deeply appreciated colleague and treasured friend. He was professional, but was quick with a smile or an entertaining story. The value of his contribution to humanity cannot be measured. Our hearts and thoughts are with Susan and the rest of the Goldstein family in this time of great mourning.

February 16, 2002

Rune Nensén, staff and friends.