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A New York village averted a potential school shooting. Parents are still furious.

December 2, 2019

After a school shooting plot was thwarted at a New York middle school, the school district faced numerous questions from parents about what is going to happen next. The three students remain on school suspension facing charges of second-degree conspiracy. The Violence Project's Jill Peterson discussed the importance of talking to the would-be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Watch or Listen Tagged With: threats, suicidality, school shooter, school safety

Have police really thwarted more mass shootings since El Paso and Dayton, or are we just paying closer attention?

August 23, 2019

With mass shootings becoming more prevalent in the mainstream media, it is important to look into these threats and take them seriously. “In 80% of the mass shooting cases that we studied the person leaked their plans ahead of time and made a specific threat,” Jillian Peterson, an assistant professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Hamline … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research, Watch or Listen Tagged With: mass shooting, social contagion, violence prevention, leakage, threats

Trying to understand and prevent mass shootings

August 10, 2019

Whenever there’s a mass shooting, like the three last week, we ask ourselves two questions: Why? And, how can we keep it from happening again? The Violence Project, a nonpartisan think tank, strives to answer those questions. Under a grant from the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Violence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Mass shootings, leakage, threats, Gun violence

Mass shootings can be contagious, research shows

August 6, 2019

Are mass shootings truly contagious? According to expert, Dr. Jillian Peterson, it's a form of social contagion, somewhat like a suicide contagion - that's when a high-profile suicide leads to more people to take their own lives. For example, following the suicide of actor Robin Williams, researchers documented a 10% spike in suicides in the months … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research, Watch or Listen Tagged With: social contagion, Mass shootings, violence prevention, threats, suicidality

School shootings: What administrators need to know

June 7, 2019

An analysis of 46 active shooters in schools revealed several common characteristics they tend to share. The majority of active shooters were current or former members of the school, were in crisis and suicidal before the shooting, acquired guns by borrowing or stealing them from friends or family, and the majority of shooters leaked their plans in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: mass shooting, crisis, leakage, threats, suicidality, mass shooters, school shooting, school shooter, active shooter, gun access, school safety, crisis intervention, gun safety

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