"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
1208 IN FOCUS 3: Discussion on the Michigan school shooting and how to avoid such incidents from happening
On this podcast, Dr. Jillian Peterson discusses the Oxford High School shooting as well as prevention strategies for the future. Listen here Source: This Morning … [Read more...]
CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
Dr. Jillian Peterson discusses the Oxford High School shooting including the role of the perpetrators parents, missed red flags, and what that means for the case overall. Watch here Source: CNN … [Read more...]
School shootings: It’s hard to spot the warning signs. Prevention steps can help.
"Our research shows that a crisis is really a change in behavior from baseline. So it's just the student acting differently than they normally do and then any sort of fascination with school shootings, with past shootings, with violence, any sort of leakage about threatening violence towards themselves or others. But really, that crisis is a … [Read more...]
CNN Newsroom with Pamela Brown
In light of the Oxford High School mass shooting, Dr. Jillian Peterson discusses how active shooting drills within schools are not working and can potentially provide a "blueprint" for perpetrators for more attacks. Watch here Source: CNN … [Read more...]