The Violence Project's Dr. Jillian Peterson appeared on a Smart Talk radio broadcast to discuss the four commonalities between mass shooters. Her discussion of mass shooters follows a conversation with Kari King, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. Listen to the broadcast here. Source: Smart Talk … [Read more...]
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Can Teachers Be Trained to Prevent Future School Shootings? Researchers Say Yes
Most school shooters are current or former students. Most are suicidal. And most share their plans in advance. These are among the key findings of The Violence Project, a research effort examining 50 years of mass shootings in the U.S. The project’s insights have been cited widely in news stories in the wake of recent mass shootings in Dayton … [Read more...]
How suicide prevention may help stop mass killers before they start shooting
A potential predictor of mass shootings is suicidality. Dr. Jillian Peterson shared that her latest analysis showed that 80 percent of the perpetrators were suicidal before the shooting, which she says it is key to understanding their actions. “In every case, this was intended to be their final act. They are murders, but they are murder-suicides. … [Read more...]
Here’s what we know about the suspected gunmen in the El Paso, Dayton shootings
In the aftermath of two deadly mass shootings, The Violence Project's co-founder James Densley spoke with reporters at Global News on Tuesday about how to identify mass shooters and prevent future shootings. Urging people to recognize warning signs of a person being in crisis, Densley says, "If we’re a little bit more attuned to when people are … [Read more...]
Grievances, access to guns, notoriety associated with shootings
The Violence Project's finding that mass shooters usually have four common characteristics was quoted in Paul Scott's article following the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Drs. Peterson and Densley's research was featured alongside remarks from Grant Duwe, a researcher at the Minnesota Bureau of Corrections and national authority on … [Read more...]