Mass shooters who target schools and workplaces are typically insiders such as students or employees, calling into question the effectiveness of security measures and training, according to one of the most comprehensive studies of the subject. Source: The Wall Street Journal Author: Zusha Elinson … [Read more...]
Mass shootings raise questions about security and training
What school shooters have in common
School shooters have four things in common and those four things present opportunities for intervention. Source: Education Week Authors: Jillian Peterson and James Densley … [Read more...]
We analyzed 53 years of mass shooting data. Attacks aren’t just increasing, they’re getting deadlier
If you look at mass shootings 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. Read More Source: Los Angeles Times Authors: James Densley and Jillian Peterson … [Read more...]
Have police really thwarted more mass shootings since El Paso and Dayton, or are we just paying closer attention?
With mass shootings becoming more prevalent in the mainstream media, it is important to look into these threats and take them seriously. “In 80% of the mass shooting cases that we studied the person leaked their plans ahead of time and made a specific threat,” Jillian Peterson, an assistant professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Hamline … [Read more...]
How suicide prevention may help stop mass killers before they start shooting
A potential predictor of mass shootings is suicidality. Dr. Jillian Peterson shared that her latest analysis showed that 80 percent of the perpetrators were suicidal before the shooting, which she says it is key to understanding their actions. “In every case, this was intended to be their final act. They are murders, but they are murder-suicides. … [Read more...]