K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings With ≥2 Killed, 1990-2018

K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings With ≥2 Killed, 1990-2018

Thomas R. Hochschild Jr., Kathryn Grant, Michael G. Noll, Lorna L. Alvarez-Rivera
ISBN13: 9781799801139|ISBN10: 1799801136|EISBN13: 9781799801146
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch013
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Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., et al. "K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings With ≥2 Killed, 1990-2018." Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 226-242. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch013

APA

Hochschild Jr., T. R., Grant, K., Noll, M. G., & Alvarez-Rivera, L. L. (2020). K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings With ≥2 Killed, 1990-2018. In G. Crews (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence (pp. 226-242). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch013

Chicago

Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., et al. "K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings With ≥2 Killed, 1990-2018." In Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, 226-242. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch013

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors examine what they call “alma mater” school shootings - those in which a current or former student returns to attack people at the school. In this case, the focus is on K-12 school shootings in the United States between 1990 and 2018 where two or more individuals were killed. They argue that many shooters target their alma mater because it is the place where they have experienced “place trauma” - emotional pain that is intertwined with a location. After discerning common demographic, personal, and spatiotemporal patterns, they discuss how the shooters acquired the firearms used to carry out the attack. Finally, the authors outline policy and practice considerations focusing on education, school funding, and legislation.

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