This week, a shooting attack at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., left 10 people dead. Just days earlier, eight people were fatally shot in a rampage targeting spas in the Atlanta area. As with almost every mass shooter in recorded U.S. history, both of the suspects in the recent attacks are men. A staggering 98% of these crimes have been … [Read more...]
Why Nearly All Mass Shooters Are Men
It’s Not Hopeless – Vice News Tonight
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...]
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...]
US saw estimated 4,000 extra murders in 2020 amid surge in daily gun violence
For exactly a year during the pandemic, the United States did not see a single high-profile public mass shooting. But a surge in daily gun violence contributed to an estimated 4,000 additional murders throughout 2020, in what experts warn will probably be the worst single-year increase in murders on record. There were only two public shootings … [Read more...]