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In a year of pain, one silver lining: fewer mass shootings

December 29, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, The Violence Project's co-founders once again spoke with Associated Press reporter Lisa Marie Pane for a recap of this year's lack of mass shootings. The number of mass shootings this year - two - is lower than it ahs been in over a decade. The decline in mass killings is “almost a natural experiment for the test of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: mass shooting, social contagion, copycat, contagion, gun access, Gun violence, risk factors

Reducing the Epidemic of Mass Shootings in the United States – If Not Now, When?

November 12, 2020

The New York State Bar Association Task Force on Mass Shootings and Assault Weapons published a report in November 2020 with recommendations on how to significantly decrease the occurrence of mass shootings. The report cited The Violence Project's data multiple times, including articles published by the LA Times in August and September of 2019. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Research Tagged With: Mass shootings, violence prevention, commonalities, Workplace shootings, school shooting, gun access, gun storage, Red Flag Laws

Daily Bulletin: Where Armed Militias Have Protesters Canceling Plans

July 29, 2020

The Violence Project's updated database made an appearance in The Trace's Daily Bulletin today. Our update "fleshes out the characteristics of mass shooters" and yields new takeaways for researchers and policy makers. Read today's Daily Bulletin here Source: The Trace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: crisis, gun access, domestic violence, psychosis

Press Release: Database of Mass Shooters Compiled by Hamline Students Released for Public Use

November 19, 2019

On November 19, 2019, The Violence Project, a nonpartisan think tank, will publicly release the largest, most comprehensive database of mass shooters in the United States. This new database, funded by the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, was developed by professors Jillian Peterson and James … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Mass violence, mass shooting, violence prevention, data-driven solutions, mass shooters, gun access, mental health

Years of Research Finds That Most School Shooters Have 4 Things in Common

November 14, 2019

After a mass shooting at a school—or any other location—we are left with so many questions: Why was this school targeted? Was there anything anyone could do to stop it? Were there any clues in the shooter’s behavior that might point to why they resorted to this type of violence? Among those seeking answers are Jillian Peterson, PhD, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: violence prevention, trauma, contagion, suicidality, commonalities, mass shooters, gun access

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