Mass Shootings in America

Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses
Herausgeber: Schildkraut, Jaclyn

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Produktbeschreibung

This work examines mass shootings in the United States, focusing on events from 1966 to 2016. In addition to providing essential information about each shooting, it surveys underlying causes of such events and potential reforms to prevent future ones. This book is an informed and informative resource for understanding the reasons for and consequences of mass shootings in America. It includes essays from experts in the fields of criminal justice, sociology, and psychology about key issues surrounding the phenomenon of mass shootings and a collection of opinion pieces that provide insights into debates surrounding gun laws and other issues related to mass shootings. The title also features an encyclopedia section containing entries on every mass shooting in the United States from 1966 to 2016 for easy reference and a collection of illuminating and historically important primary documents pertaining to mass shooting events and the broader problem of violence in American society. Accessible, authoritative, and comprehensive, Mass Shootings in America will assist a wide range of readers, including budding scholars, seasoned researchers, and members of the general public, to a better understanding of mass shootings and their causes as well as steps that might be taken to reduce their severity and frequency.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 888g
• ISBN-13: 9781440856242
• ISBN-10: 1440856249
• Artikelnr.: 50671263

Autorenporträt

Jaclyn Schildkraut, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego (NY). She is coauthor of Mass Shootings: Media, Myths, and Realities.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Understanding Mass Shootings in
America The Role of Firearms in Mass Shootings Mass Shooters and Mental
Illness Violent Media and Video Game Effects School Shootings School
Security Responses after Mass Shootings Gender and Mass Shootings Mass
Shootings as Hate Crimes Mass Shootings as Acts of Terrorism Issues and
Challenges for Law Enforcement Responding to Mass Shootings Insight from
Averted Mass Shootings Responses to Mass Shootings Encyclopedia of Mass
Shooting Events, 1966-2016 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Mass
Shootings Q&A: The Experts Weigh In Guns Affect Society Positively and the
Data Proves It Gun Ownership Should Be Protected; Gun Stockpiling Should
Not Our Gun Laws Are Fine, the System That Implements Them Is Broken Guns
Are Not the Problem Access to Guns Leads to Increased School Violence
Preventing Mass Shootings: Using Theory to Drive Evidence-Based Practice A
Problem Entailing Many Policy Ideas-But Few Likely to Have Complete Success
Government Options to Stop School Shootings Let the Locals Decide How to
Stop School Shootings Pivotal Documents in Mass Shootings Research Gun
Control Act of 1968 The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act The Public
Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act President Clinton's
Remarks on School Violence Following Columbine (1999) Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Report on Threat Assessment of School Shooters (2000) The
Report of Governor Bill Owens' Columbine Review Commission (2001) President
Bush's Weekly Radio Address Following Virginia Tech (2007) Virginia Tech
Review Panel Report (2007) The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 New
York City Police Departments Report Active Shooter: Recommendations and
Analysis for Risk Mitigation (2012) President Obama's Remarks on Gun
Violence Following Sandy Hook (2013) U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on Gun Violence (2013) Federal Bureau of Investigation's Study of
Active Shooter Incidents (2014) Final Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory
Commission (2015) Recommended Readings About the Editor and Contributors
Index