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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"shootings"”.
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Socioeconomic Factors and Mass Shootings, 1982-2016
… between socioeconomic factors and mass shootings. The objective of this paper was to see if economic policy making could be an effective tool for reducing the level of mass gun violence that America has been experiencing. This paper highlights the known relationship between violent crime …
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School Shootings and Mental Illness: A Moral Panic
… to minimize threat). Perpetrators of school shootings are often discussed in terms of their consumption of violent media (such as movies, music, and video games), their access to firearms, their social standing among their peers (socially isolated, ostracized, or bullied at school), and their …
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Looking Upstream: A Sociological Investigation of Mass Public Shootings
… the different characteristics of mass public shootings: their prevalence, types, patterns, and individual risk factors. However, we still lack a fundamental understanding of the processes that shape its incidence and spatial distribution. Our failure to tap into these dynamics is rooted in our …
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Public school response to the trauma of school shootings.
Public school shootings in the United States have reached levels of epidemic concern. Current research related to U.S. school shootings addresses a variety of issues including historical analysis, political influences and policymaking, prevention efforts for school shootings, and risk factors for …
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The days after: music educators' responses to school shootings
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-04-06 without embargo terms
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Community Solidarity and Well-Being after the Virginia Tech Shootings
… solidarity on well-being nine months after the shootings. In particular, this study focuses on the interaction effects of sex and solidarity on later well-being, providing a theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the connections between these factors. Quantitative analysis, conducted …
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The Ripple Effect: the Implications of Shootings At Institutions of Higher Education
… of higher education responded to the shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 2007. Current policies and practices were reviewed at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), James Madison University (JMU) and the University of South Carolina (USC). …
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School Shootings and Principals' Perception of Armed Personnel in an Education Setting
… their schools.</p> <p>The literature on school shootings and armed personnel in schools was reviewed. The literature consisted of peer-reviewed articles, federal and state laws, and books and articles depicting the current state of school shootings.</p> <p>Through the interviews conducted with …
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Mass School Shootings: Predicting the Usage of Firearms in Acts of School Violence
… media attention and associated fear, school shootings have become a major concern for the public. Attempts to predict and prevent shootings have been developed by a variety of government agencies such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A …
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Shootings on Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study
Abstract Campus shootings have impacted campuses across the United States for almost two centuries. Between 2015 and 2016, at least three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) experienced multiple shootings where students were killed in each incident. This qualitative comparative …
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Why Have Mass Shootings Become More Prevalent in the United States in Recent Years?
Mass shootings in the United States have increased significantly in recent years, presenting a pressing public safety crisis. This thesis, "Why Have Mass Shootings Become More Prevalent in the United States in Recent Years?" written by Blake Hillawi, argues that the convergence of three primary …
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The Dark Side of the American Dream: Individual Agency, Hard Work, and Public Mass Shootings
… of the American Dream, including Public Mass Shootings.
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The May 4, 1970 Kent State University shootings: Thirty years of myths, memorials and commemorations
… and cultural environment at the time of the shootings. This analysis substantiates the societal significance of myths, memorials and commemorations, and indicates a lack in communication contributed to the outcome on May 4, 1970.
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Fatal and Non-Fatal Police Shootings in the United States, 2015: An Examination of Open-Source Data
… and Significance</strong>: Police shootings do not always result in death. This fact raises a question of what distinguishes fatal and non-fatal police shootings (FNFPS). However, no existing database is available to address how often and under what circumstances civilians have died …
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Les Temps Roulent: An Analysis of Emergency Medical and Police Response Times to Shootings and Lethality in New Orleans
… The current study assesses the lethality of shootings with a primary focus on emergency medical and police response times in New Orleans, LA. Along with routine activities and social disorganization indicators, 102 shootings that occurred in 3 months are analyzed to establish response time …
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A Meta-analysis of Adolescent Rampage Shootings and the Potential Interconnectivity to Gifted/Talented Children with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
… tenth anniversary of a series of school rampage shootings in Springfield, Oregon, Littleton, Colorado, and Conyers, Georgia, the purpose of this study was to determine whether there were indications of intellectual, academic, or creative giftedness with emotional/behavioral disorders in the …
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Leading in an era of school violence : a qualitative study of the impact of school shootings on school principals
This case study explored the impacts of school shootings on K-12 school principals. Eleven school principals and assistant principals from rural, suburban, and urban areas in all regions of the United States were interviewed. The study answered two research questions: What impact do school …
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Narrating Jackson State: An Examination Of Power Relations And Mississippi Newspaper Coverage Of The 1970 Shootings At Jackson State College
… others were injured. Over forty years after the shootings, the incident remains largely absent from the dominant historical narrative. This study posits that the contradictory accounts published by various Jackson-area news outlets blurred the lines between facts and subjective perspectives and …
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