"The shooter was a man: bald, wearing pants and a button-down shirt, standing in front of me in an office break room, firing a gun. Shots rang in my ears. A heartbeat thump-thumped around me. A high-pitched noise made it hard for me to think. Seconds later, I heard rapid breathing sounds. I had to find a way out. I made my way to a tall glass … [Read more...]
Companies can use VR to train employees for mass shootings. But should they?
Don’t let the mass shooters win
"Mass shootings are a serious problem. But we shouldn’t let fear of them take over our lives." Dylan Matthews from Vox discusses the panic stemming from terrorism and mass shootings, as well as the cases for and against raising the profile of mass shootings. He reached out to The Violence Project's Jillian Peterson to talk about the harm caused … [Read more...]
Report Details Stunning Amount Of Free Publicity Media Gives Mass Shooters
An op-ed published in The Los Angeles Times on Sunday documented the staggering amount of free media publicity that news organizations like CNN give mass shooters in the wake of tragedies and how that free publicity is driving the frequency and lethality of the tragedies. The article was authored by James Densley, a sociologist and professor of … [Read more...]
Gun Violence in America: The Psychology of Mass Shooters
The Violence Project's Jillian Peterson joined Dr. Celine Gounder to discuss the psychology of mass shooters and findings from The Violence Project's mass shooter database. Listen to the Podcast Transcript available here. Source: In Sickness and In Health Podcast - Season 3, Episode 25 Length: 40 minutes … [Read more...]
America can’t just arrest its way out of a mass shooting epidemic, experts say
The weeks after gunmen in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio have been filled with accusations of people who allegedly threatened deadly shooting sprees. Over 20 people have been arrested since August 4th, both teenagers to adults. The Violence Project's Jillian Peterson commented on how these arrests can be both good and bad: "I think it's the … [Read more...]