Predicting active shooter events: are regional homogeneity, intolerance, dull lives, and more guns enough deterrence?

Based upon a secondary analysis of 2016 General Social Survey (GSS) data, this study identifies regional “Heterogeneity”, “Tolerance”, “Life is Exciting”, “Lack of Confidence in Institutions” and “Gun Ownership” effects related to the frequency of Active Shooter events, which occured in the United S...

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Main Author: Duque, Richard B. (Author)
Contributors: LeBlanc, E.J. ; Rivera, Robert
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 9, Pages: 1218-1261
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Active shooters
Amoklauf
Crime theory
Geography
Heterogeneity
Human analytics
School shootings
Schule
Tolerance
Trauma-informed practices
Workplace violence