Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses
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Schildkraut, Jaclyn, editor. Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856259.
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Schildkraut, Jaclyn, ed. Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856259
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Schildkraut, J. (Ed.). (2018). Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856259
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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.
• Helps readers to understand a controversial topic with overview essays written by subject experts on mass shootings and their underlying causes• Breaks up the tragedy of mass shootings with individual entries on more than 300 that have taken place in the United States since 1966
• Provides perspective on various subjects of debate through contributions from experts and issue advocates
• Documents America's response to mass shootings, from the official investigative reports on the Columbine High School shooting to former President Barack Obama's response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, through careful selection of primary sources
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Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses
Contributors: Schildkraut, Jaclyn;Abstract: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.
• Helps readers to understand a controversial topic with overview essays written by subject experts on mass shootings and their underlying causes• Breaks up the tragedy of mass shootings with individual entries on more than 300 that have taken place in the United States since 1966
• Provides perspective on various subjects of debate through contributions from experts and issue advocates
• Documents America's response to mass shootings, from the official investigative reports on the Columbine High School shooting to former President Barack Obama's response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, through careful selection of primary sources
Editor(s): Schildkraut, Jaclyn;SortTitle: mass shootings in america: understanding the debates, causes, and responsesAuthor Info:Jaclyn SchildkrauteditorFrank DeAngeliseISBN-13: 9781440856259Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440856259.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440856242Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 368Publication Date: 20180531- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Dedication v6
- Editor’s Note vii8
- Contents ix10
- Foreword xi12
- Acknowledgments xix20
- Introduction xxi22
- Understanding Mass Shootings in America 136
- The Role of Firearms in Mass Shootings 338
- Mass Shooters and Mental Illness 1348
- Violent Media and Video Game Effects 2358
- School Shootings 3166
- School Security Responses after Mass Shootings 3974
- Gender and Mass Shootings 4782
- Mass Shootings as Hate Crimes 5590
- Mass Shootings as Acts of Terrorism 6398
- Issues and Challenges for Law Enforcement Responding to Mass Shootings 71106
- Insight from Averted Mass Shootings 79114
- Responses to Mass Shootings 85120
- Encyclopedia of Mass Shooting Events, 1966–2016 93128
- Mass Shootings Q&A: The Experts Weigh In 181216
- Guns Affect Society Positively and the Data Proves It 183218
- Gun Ownership Should Be Protected; Gun Stockpiling Should Not 185220
- Our Gun Laws Are Fine, the System That Implements Them Is Broken 189224
- Guns Are Not the Problem 191226
- Access to Guns Leads to Increased School Violence 193228
- Preventing Mass Shootings: Using Theory to Drive Evidence-Based Practice 197232
- A Problem Entailing Many Policy Ideas—But Few Likely to Have Complete Success 203238
- Government Options to Stop School Shootings 213248
- Let the Locals Decide How to Stop School Shootings 223258
- Pivotal Documents in Mass Shootings Research 229264
- Gun Control Act of 1968 231266
- The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Enacted November 30, 1993 by President Bill Clinton) 234269
- The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act 240275
- President Clinton’s Remarks on School Violence Following Columbine (1999) 244279
- Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Report on Threat Assessment of School Shooters (2000) 247282
- The Report of Governor Bill Owens’ Columbine Review Commission (2001) 251286
- President Bush’s Weekly Radio Address Following Virginia Tech (2007) 255290
- Virginia Tech Review Panel Report (2007) 256291
- The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 262297
- New York City Police Departments Report Active Shooter: Recommendations and Analysis for Risk Mitigation (2012) 266301
- President Obama’s Remarks on Gun Violence Following Sandy Hook (2013) 268303
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence (2013) 273308
- Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Study of Active Shooter Incidents (2014) 280315
- Final Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission (2015) 281316
- Recommended Readings 287322
- About the Editor and Contributors 297332
- Index 303338