Reports show the Oxford perpetrator's parents failed to acknowledge signs their child would commit a mass shooting. Our data shows 44.1% of perpetrators, like the Oxford perpetrator, leak their plans ahead of time. #oxfordhighschool #warning #sign Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Leakage of Plans prior to shooting?
School closures are costly caution — but are still not enough to prevent tragedies
"On Nov. 30, 11 people were shot, four fatally, at Oxford High School, about 45 miles north of Detroit. The crime scene investigation understandably closed the school for a week. Threats of copycat violence then closed the school again. Shooting threats typically increase after a high-profile school shooting because the public is on high alert … [Read more...]
How schools respond to social media threats
Dr. Jillian Peterson joins Rob Ferrett to discuss how schools can evaluate potential threats and maintain student safety, especially on social media. Listen here Author: Rob Ferrett Source: Wisconsin Public Radio … [Read more...]
The Shooter’s Parents
Dr. Jillian Peterson joins Vox to discusses the Oxford High School mass shooting, the aftermath ofthe perpetrator and his parents, and what this means for the future and school shooting threats. Listen here Author: Produced by Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and edited by Sean Rameswaram who … [Read more...]
ALICE, America’s Most Controversial Active-Shooter Training that Teaches Kids to Fight Back, Saved Dozens of Lives in Oxford HS Attack, CEO Claims
"If it’s an insider going through all of that with everybody else, with all of that information, then that approach just stops making a lot of sense,” Peterson said. “But that also opens up all of these new avenues where you can say, ‘Hey, it’s a kid in this school who is going to do this. How do we make sure, as a school, that none of these kids … [Read more...]