What role does serious mental illness play in mass shootings, and how should we address it?

Research A popular explanation for mass shootings is that the assailant "must have been mentally ill." A popular policy solution is exceptionalist—enter more gun-disqualifying psychiatric records into the background check system to keep guns away from identified people with mental illness....

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Authors: Skeem, Jennifer L. (Author) ; Mulvey, Edward P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-108
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