Commonalities in Mass Shooters
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With schools returning to in-person learning, the threat of classroom shootings follows. Here’s how experts say we can prevent them from happening.
The Violence Project co-founder Jillian Peterson told Insider how threat assessment teams can help prevent school shootings, as well as prevent further tragedies like suicide, self-harm, and other… Read More »
Read MoreArmed officers triple mortality in school shootings, study finds
“Nearly three times as many people die in school mass shootings when an armed officer is present. That’s the finding of a study of every case since 1980,… Read More »
Read MoreNew research finds armed officers increases likelihood of mortality at school shootings
More people die in school shootings where an armed officer is present than when there isn’t, according to a new study published Tuesday that adds a surprising element… Read More »
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