Mitigating mass violence and managing threats in contemporary society

"This edited book explores the shifting definitions and implications of mass violence and investigates the premise that the perpetrators' decision regarding their choice of weapon(s) to carry out their planned mass violence is based upon their accessibility to particular weapons. This lead...

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Beteiligte: Crews, Gordon A. 1964- (HerausgeberIn) ; Markey, Mary Ann 1949- (HerausgeberIn) ; Kerr, Selina E. M. (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hershey, PA IGI Global [2021]
In:Jahr: 2021
Online-Zugang: Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Schlagwörter:
Violence
Violence in mass media
Terrorism
Mass shootings
Political Violence
Violence > Prevention
Aufsatzsammlung
Gewaltverbrechen > Massenmord > Terrorismus
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:"This edited book explores the shifting definitions and implications of mass violence and investigates the premise that the perpetrators' decision regarding their choice of weapon(s) to carry out their planned mass violence is based upon their accessibility to particular weapons. This leads to whether perpetrators of mass violence share similar goals and motivations for their sprees, as well as display commonalities in their direct and indirect warning behaviors"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:xxvii,396 Seiten
ISBN:9781799849575
9781799869795