In this insightful and cautiously optimistic account, psychologist Peterson and sociologist Densley present findings from their study of nearly 200 mass shootings in the U.S. between 1966 and 2020. Drawing on trial transcripts, media reports, and interviews with perpetrators, their friends and family, and survivors, Peterson and Densley identify … [Read more...]
Publishers Weekly Review – The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
KIRKUS reviews: “The Violence Project”
“a bracing compilation of mass shooter profiles and first-person accounts from violent criminals... a multifaceted study that is alternately horrifying, depressing, and even hopeful...A distressing, critical study in the understanding, processing, and prevention of mass-casualty gun violence.” Read the full review from Kirkus Here Preorder on … [Read more...]
Recent Spate of Mass Shootings Is Among Worst in U.S. History
A string of mass shootings over the past three months as the U.S. re-opened from the pandemic was one of the worst on record, and law-enforcement officials are fearful of more to come. There were five attacks in which four or more people were killed in public places from March through May, matching the highest three-month total going back to … [Read more...]
Recent Spate of Mass Shootings Is Among Worst in U.S. History
Some powerful visual representations of our mass shooting #data in the @WSJ today. Thanks to @ZushaElinson @asincopado and @KatherineERiley Article from the Wall Street Journal here. Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 1
Not everyday you get mentioned in the same breath as #Fauci, @ChrisCuomo, David Attenborough, @JaneGoodallInst, @willsommer, @MichaelEDyson, @sapinker but The Violence Project is a @PublishersLunch nonfiction "buzz book". Coming Sept 7th @ABRAMSbooks - from Twitter Preorder on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419752952/ Read the Full … [Read more...]