"Several shootings at a local park. A gun found in a student’s bag. A call to 911 about gunfire at a local football game. As a community, Bloomington is not immune from gun violence. In fact, according to Captain Scott Oldham of the Bloomington Police Department (BPD), Bloomington is far from quiet when it comes to gun violence. “Bloomington has … [Read more...]
Preparation versus security in preventing mass shootings
‘Constant state of anxiety.’ Yet another school shooting takes its psychological toll
"More than half of American teenagers worry about a shooting at their school, and a lifetime of active shooter drills, locker searches, and locked school doors has engendered in them an overwhelming fear of imminent death." This article discusses the rise of school shootings and threats along with the psychological impact that has on students. … [Read more...]
Red flags and warning signs of school shootings
Dr. James Densley discusses the research of The Violence Project and their findings behind warning signs and red flags that a shooting may occur. These findings are translated into information to prevent school shootings in light of the recent Oxford High School shooting. Watch here Source: NewsNation … [Read more...]
Two Minnesota professors have devoted their careers to researching mass shooters
"Something like mass shootings are all about shades of gray," Densley said. "One solution would be imperfect, so people were pitting imperfect solutions off each other. 'Because this one thing won't fix everything, we won't do it.' So we've ended up doing nothing. But if you layer those imperfect solutions, they start to add up to something close … [Read more...]
Gun violence warning signs | NewsNation Prime
Dr. James Densley joins NewsNation Prime to talk about the warning signs of school shootings as school shooting threats continue to be on the rise. Watch here Source: NewsNation … [Read more...]