Thursday, March 25, 2021: Our co-founders Jillian Peterson and James Densley spoke to Krishna Andavolu at Vice News about The Violence Project's research into mass shootings. Starting in the 1960s through the COVID-19 pandemic, they discussed risk factors and the common social script that lead to mass shootings. Watch the interview … [Read more...]
It’s Not Hopeless – Vice News Tonight
Mass Shootings In The US: WWL First News
The Violence Project's Dr. Jillian Peterson joins Tommy Tucker to talk about mass shootings in 2021 in the US. Listen to the radio broadcast here Length: Nine minutes Source: WWL First News with Tommy Tucker, AM Radio 870, FM Radio 105.3 … [Read more...]
A Heavily Armed Man at a Grocery Store Adds to Anxiety in Atlanta
Dr. Jillian Peterson discussed how the recent mass shootings could be the spark of more mass violence. She also spoke about the drop off of mass shootings in 2020 after the two worst years on record, as well as the risks of social contagion. "'The more media coverage, the more the perpetrator’s face and message is everywhere, and people are … [Read more...]
Haunted by mass violence, Colorado confronts painful history
"Dawn Reinfeld moved to Colorado 30 years ago to attend college in the bucolic town of Boulder. Enchanted by the state’s wide-open spaces, she stayed. But, in the ensuing decades, dark events have clouded her view of her adopted home. The 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. The 2012 massacre at the Aurora movie theater. On Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Recent Mass Shootings
The Violence Project's data has been cited repeatedly in the aftermath of two horrific mass shootings in Atlanta, GA and Boulder, CO. Here are a few articles that mentioned us briefly, or cited our commentary in the New York Times. Links are in bold: Recent mass shootings in the U.S., Seattle Times, March 23. In America, getting back to … [Read more...]