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The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators

The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators

Patricia Goforth
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781466699359|ISBN10: 1466699353|EISBN13: 9781466699366
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9935-9.ch006
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Goforth, Patricia. "The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators." Critical Examinations of School Violence and Disturbance in K-12 Education, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 85-101. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9935-9.ch006

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Goforth, P. (2016). The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators. In G. Crews (Ed.), Critical Examinations of School Violence and Disturbance in K-12 Education (pp. 85-101). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9935-9.ch006

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Goforth, Patricia. "The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators." In Critical Examinations of School Violence and Disturbance in K-12 Education, edited by Gordon A. Crews, 85-101. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9935-9.ch006

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Abstract

Incidents of school related shootings have been intensely studied, particularly since the Columbine shooting on April 20, 1999, with the goal of creating a profile of school shooter. In light of the intense media frenzy created by school shootings and the shooters information as to cause and motivations of these events have not been accurately conveyed. What we know thus far is violent video games as a cause of school shootings is a myth. We also know that despite the fear of a school shooting, these are statistically rare events with perpetrators rarely surviving the attacks. Based on studies of the limited number of perpetrators, common psychological characteristics have been linked to those that have committed these acts.

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