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School shootings, in particular, are at their highest recorded levels. In this study, we examined rates of intentional firearm deaths, mass shootings, and school mass shootings in the USA using data from the past 5 years, 2017–2022, to assess trends and reappraise prior examination of this issue. Methods.
Mar 28, 2023 · Below, we’ve pulled together research that looks at other consequences that might seem less obvious to reporters covering school shootings. These studies offer insights into how student academic performance and enrollment can fall following a mass shooting on campus.
Jun 9, 2020 · We examined school shootings and found: Half were committed by current or former students. Suburban and rural, wealthier, and low-minority schools had more school-targeted shootings; such shootings were the most fatal and most commonly committed by students.
This exploratory study is the first step to understanding the nature and extent of school shooting threats in the United States in an effort to identify trends and patterns, inform future research, and help to promote school safety and prevent violence from occurring.
- Most people who commit a mass shooting are in crisis leading up to it and are likely to leak their plans to others, presenting opportunities for intervention.
- Everyone can help prevent school mass shootings.
- Threat assessment is a promising prevention strategy to assess and respond to mass shooting threats, as well as other threats of violence by students.
- Individuals who commit a school shooting are most likely to obtain a weapon by theft from a family member, indicating a need for more secure firearm storage practices.
Dec 6, 2021 · The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have joined with other shooting survivors and sympathizers to demand gun reform. Their goal is to be the last mass shooting.
Jan 26, 2022 · On the morning of Nov. 30, 2021, a 15-year-old fatally shot four students and injured seven others at his high school in Oakland County, Michigan. It’s just one of the latest tragedies in a...
