Many mass shooters are seeking out validation and notoriety for their murderous crimes, according to researchers studying the history of mass shootings for the Justice Department. Perpetrators are inspired by other mass shooters and study previous shootings, so much so that the crimes can become “socially contagious,” Jillian Peterson and James … [Read more...]
Mass Shooters Seek ‘Validation’ For Their Murderous Attacks, Say Experts For DOJ
Evaluation of ‘the R-Model’ crisis intervention de-escalation training for law enforcement
This study presents findings from a process and outcome evaluation of a custom crisis intervention and de-escalation training for law enforcement, delivered in-house to a suburban Minnesota police department (the R-Model: Research, Respond, Refer). Individual officer survey data showed the R-Model significantly decreased stigma and increased … [Read more...]
Colorado shooting eerily recalls Columbine massacre
A few weeks after the 20-year anniversary of the Columbine massacre, the nation is grappling with yet another school shooting. The Violence Project founders Jill Peterson and James Densley used their research into mass shootings to show the similarities between the recent tragedy and Columbine. The two shootings were both committed by two school … [Read more...]
Many campus shootings have similarities. Studying them might prevent more tragedy, researchers say.
Over the past half-century, more than 70 percent of campus shootings happened near the end of the school year. Tuesday’s shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in which two students lost their lives, was no exception as it took place on the last day of classes. While the UNC Charlotte incident doesn’t fit the FBI’s … [Read more...]
School shootings didn’t start in 1999 at Columbine. Here’s why that disaster became a blueprint for other killers and created the ‘Columbine Generation’
Why did the April 20, 1999, mass shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado become a blueprint for future shooters? After all, it was hardly the first time that shootings took place on school campuses. This post looks into how “society and culture have reared a Columbine generation,” and what role the media played. Read … [Read more...]