Mass Shootings in America

Jaclyn Schildkraut, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego (NY). She is coauthor of Mass Shootings: Media, Myths, and Realities.

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionUnderstanding Mass Shootings in AmericaThe Role of Firearms in Mass ShootingsMass Shooters and Mental IllnessViolent Media and Video Game EffectsSchool ShootingsSchool Security Responses after Mass ShootingsGender and Mass ShootingsMass Shootings as Hate CrimesMass Shootings as Acts of TerrorismIssues and Challenges for Law Enforcement Responding to Mass ShootingsInsight from Averted Mass ShootingsResponses to Mass ShootingsEncyclopedia of Mass Shooting Events, 1966–20161960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010sMass Shootings Q&A: The Experts Weigh InGuns Affect Society Positively and the Data Proves ItGun Ownership Should Be Protected; Gun Stockpiling Should NotOur Gun Laws Are Fine, the System That Implements Them Is BrokenGuns Are Not the ProblemAccess to Guns Leads to Increased School ViolencePreventing Mass Shootings: Using Theory to Drive Evidence-Based PracticeA Problem Entailing Many Policy Ideas—But Few Likely to Have Complete SuccessGovernment Options to Stop School ShootingsLet the Locals Decide How to Stop School ShootingsPivotal Documents in Mass Shootings ResearchGun Control Act of 1968The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention ActThe Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection ActPresident 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 2007New 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 ReadingsAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex

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.