Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses: Frank DeAngelis: Bloomsbury Academic

Mass Shootings in America

Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses

Mass Shootings in America

Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses

Description

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.

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&Amp;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

Product details

Published	Dec 28 2023
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	368
ISBN	9798765116074
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions	10 x 7 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Mass shootings are not a new phenomenon, and there is a lot of research available; this work's value is that it compiles salient works into a single volume suitable for the general reader interested in an analytical treatment of mass shootings in the U.S.

Booklist
This balanced volume effectively juxtaposes practical and theory-based solutions to the problem and includes opposing viewpoints. VERDICT An excellent starting point for student researchers and general readers on a topic that is front-page news on an all-too-frequent basis.

Library Journal
The reader is taken into an excellent introduction that quickly brings the novice up to speed with this topic. . . . A nice index and recommended readings area close out this excellent reference work. A great example of a chapter is in the expert Q&A section: 'Government Options to Stop School Shootings' by Dr. Lawrence Southwick, Jr. Eight pages cover several questions in a simple and easy-to-use format. Questions and conclusions are provided and an excellent list of references is available for those wishing to do more research.

ARBA