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Law Enforcement's Response to Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence

Law Enforcement's Response to Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence

Peter Arthur Barone
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799801139|ISBN10: 1799801136|EISBN13: 9781799801146
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch015
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Barone, Peter Arthur. "Law Enforcement's Response to Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence." Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 268-288. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch015

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Barone, P. A. (2020). Law Enforcement's Response to Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence. In G. Crews (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence (pp. 268-288). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch015

Chicago

Barone, Peter Arthur. "Law Enforcement's Response to Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence." In Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, 268-288. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter addresses various methods used by law enforcement to examine mass shootings. It reviews the fact that there is not one consistent definition of mass shootings, and that lacking this definition it makes it a true challenge to identify events that are mass shootings for assessment and analysis. It further discusses the fact that the inability to consistently obtain, assess, analyze, and glean necessary information leading to the understanding of the mindset of mass murders results from the lack of a clear and totally accepted definition of mass shootings. The chapter specifically discusses and examines several methods used by law enforcement in their attempt to prevent and respond to mass shootings. The chapter also provides an understanding that law enforcement must rely on a multiplicity of entities to assist them in trying to prevent and responding to mass shootings to include everyday citizens.

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