After deadly school shootings at Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Parkland, many states mandated School Resource Officers or provided funding for districts to hire them. Lawmakers also considered arming teachers. Florida now requires a law enforcement officer or trained school guardian in every school. By examining every recorded incident where one or … [Read more...]
Presence of Armed School Officials and Fatal and Nonfatal Gunshot Injuries During Mass School Shootings, United States, 1980-2019
Press Release – Study Finds Armed Officers Increase Mortality in School Mass Shootings
Saint Paul, Minn. -- More people die in school mass shootings where an armed officer is present according to a study published by Minnesota researchers in the peer-reviewed journal, JAMA Open Network on February 16, 2021. The study, led by Hamline University professor Dr. Jillian Peterson, examined every case since 1980 where one or more people … [Read more...]
Violent Video Game Playing by Mass Shooters
Violent #videogames are often cited as precursors to people acting out violently or with increased aggression. Our #data shows that fewer #massshooters play violent video games than do not. We should be rethinking narratives about #violenceprevention. http://theviolenceproject.org Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
On-Scene Outcomes of Mass Shootings
“In every case, this was intended to be their final act... the perpetrator doesn't intend to make it through the #shooting - they are either killed by #police, they shoot themselves, or they spend the rest of their lives behind bars” - Dr. Peterson, … [Read more...]
Mass Shootings Over Time (image on”Our Work” page)
If you look at #massshootings over time, two things are alarmingly clear: The attacks are becoming far more frequent and they are getting deadlier. Our society must rewrite the #violence script to stop the #contagion. Our 2019 article from the @latimes: … [Read more...]