NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Densley, a professor at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, about the lessons he learned from studying a database of mass shooters. Listen or read here. Author: Leila Fadel Source: NPR … [Read more...]
2 professors, tracking patterns, try to predict who might carry out a mass shooting
How Society Can Stop Mass Shooters
The following video is an interview about how society can support the end to mass shootings and gun violence. Watch here. Author: Michael Smerconish Source: CNN … [Read more...]
Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?
"Their findings, also published in the 2021 book, The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, reveal striking commonalities among the perpetrators of mass shootings and suggest a data-backed, mental health-based approach could identify and address the next mass shooter before he pulls the trigger — if only politicians are willing to … [Read more...]
2 mass shootings — 1,700 miles apart but bound by startling similarities
"Though the motivations in these particular cases likely differ, the suspects of these shootings, and others like it, have a lot in common, according to James Densley and Jillian Peterson, co-founders of The Violence Project. Their research organization studies gun violence, mass shootings and violent extremism. "Usually what's motivating these … [Read more...]
Mass violence takes toll on Americans’ psyches
Despite their low frequency in comparison to other gun violence, the authors in this piece discuss the way mass shootings have degraded the sense of safety Americans feel in their communities. Read more here. Authors: Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung Cha, and Joel Achenbach Source: The Washington Post … [Read more...]