A criminologist reviews recent research to dispel common misconceptions about mass shootings.
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The notion of a 'crisis of masculinity” clouds the understanding of complex social phenomena and falsely asserts a vision of humanity as being radically divided between men and women.
Student activists are presenting important, emotionally powerful counter-narratives to those of the gun lobby. Their success will depend on whether they can sustain these efforts.
The lightning-quick corporate response to demands for a boycott against the NRA shows that companies can't escape politics in an age saturated with social media.
Gunmakers should be at the center of any discussion of the root causes of violence, and a closer look at firearms sales reveals some interesting trends.
After Columbine, teens weren't taking to the streets to call for more gun regulations. So what's changed?
According to a photojournalism expert, there can be a relationship between exposure to grisly images and activism. But there are also ethical considerations to be made.
Research is the foundation for evidence-based policies. But because of funding prohibitions, there's little US research to inform the contentious debate around gun violence and gun control.
Advocates of gun control may despair in the wake of mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida, but the history of government support for the gun industry shows Americans have more sway than they think.
For years, there have been questions about research showing connections between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
When mass shootings take place, the media rush to publish details on the suspect's background. But is that approach one that does more harm than good?
With mass shootings and sexual harassment reports on the rise, a psychologist reflects on how the evolving nature of male role models in the media may be contributing.
After mass shootings, calls go out to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. But data show this solution is misguided.
A scholar asks: If two acts of violence kill similar numbers of people, have similar effects on victims and communities, and spread fear and terror, should they not be seen as equally abhorrent?
White men routinely gun down innocent victims in mass shootings in the United States. Yet they are not branded terrorists the way Muslims who commit violent acts are. Why not?
The shooter at the Texas church had beaten his first wife and hurt his infant stepson. This connection between mass shooters and domestic violence is the norm, not an exception.
Four articles from The Conversation archive offer insight on mass shootings in America.
Did the government-funded gun buybacks introduced after the Port Arthur massacre have "no effect" in reducing gun deaths in Australia, as an audience member claimed on Q&A? Let's look at the evidence.
Horrific mass shootings in the US typically renew the national debate about gun policy. A gun researcher explains the lack of funding for study in this area and what that means for informed policy.
A leading historian of constitutional thought says the contemporary Second Amendment debate is founded on serious misunderstandings.
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master's in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University
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Associate Professor of Communications, Pennsylvania State University
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C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford University
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Professor of Public Policy Studies, Duke University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford
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Associate Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University
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Sexuality and Gender Educator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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Dean of the Krieger School of the Arts and Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Communication and Psychology, The Ohio State University
