Averting Tragedy: An Exploration of Thwarted Mass Public Shootings Relative to Completed Attacks

Scholarship on mass public shootings has increased in recent years as comprehensive datasets have become more available. As a result, much is known about the contextual and offender related characteristics of such attacks. However, less research has been conducted on attacks that were planned but ul...

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Authors: Rocque, Michael (Author) ; Gerdes, Madison (Author) ; Fox, James Alan 1951- (Author) ; Duwe, Grant 1971- (Author) ; Clark, Madeline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice review
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 277-299
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
mass violence
School violence
Homicide
averted mass public shootings

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