When young people plan a mass shooting, especially at a school, they typically reveal their plans in advance. Two scholars weigh in on whether the warning signs are being heeded in the right way.
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There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
A suspect apparently motivated by a white supremacist agenda shot dead 10 shoppers. Analysis shows that mass shootings – and those at grocery stores – are on the rise.
The more deaths there were, the more news reports used the perpetrator’s name. But something changed in 2012. The Brooklyn subway shooting may be an exception.
Years after the Sandy Hook massacre, school shootings are still frequent. Addressing the problem head-on takes more than ‘thoughts and prayers.’
School shootings are typically preceded by a series of warning signs. Are educators, police and policymakers paying enough attention?
Jake Davison, the gunman in the UK’s worst mass shooting in a decade, has been linked to the ‘Incel’ movement – but what what do incels really believe?
Ten years after Anders Breivik killed 77 people in Norway, a look at how the country has changed.
A scholar explains the religious beliefs of Sikhs as well as the prejudices and barriers that many Sikhs in America face.
Stricter gun control laws may make mass shootings slightly less common, but other policies may work better to prevent mass shooting deaths.
The gun problem in Canada stems from sharing the world’s longest undefended border with the country that has the largest number of guns in civilian hands.
Gun violence as a whole is much more common, and much more deadly, than mass shootings are.
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
A scholar of gender and religion who grew up Southern Baptist explains how literal teachings on the Bible inform members’ views on women.
Anyone hoping for gun reform should take note of how the aftermath of the UK’s worst shooting played out.
When many people believe the government is trying to take away their guns, events that make guns look bad can be misinterpreted as part of that nonexistent plan.
Lockdown conditions prompted by the COVID pandemic are among the likely reasons for a spike in domestic murder-suicides in 2020.
It’s been a terrible year for gun violence in America.
The increasing visibility of a wide range of militia and vigilante groups has repeatedly caught local communities and national leaders off guard.
A new analysis shows that the many Americans who have experienced being threatened by a gun or suffering a gunshot wound are significantly less likely to believe most people can be trusted.
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Birmingham City University
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Professor, History, Saint Mary’s University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, State University of New York Oswego
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Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland
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Researcher, consultant, lecturing professor, Drake University
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Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State
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Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master's in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University
