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A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Active Shooters

A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Active Shooters

Sarah E. Daly
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799853602|ISBN10: 1799853608|EISBN13: 9781799853619
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5360-2.ch008
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Daly, Sarah E. "A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Active Shooters." Research Anthology on School Shootings, Peer Victimization, and Solutions for Building Safer Educational Institutions, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 168-189. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5360-2.ch008

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Daly, S. E. (2021). A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Active Shooters. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on School Shootings, Peer Victimization, and Solutions for Building Safer Educational Institutions (pp. 168-189). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5360-2.ch008

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Daly, Sarah E. "A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Active Shooters." In Research Anthology on School Shootings, Peer Victimization, and Solutions for Building Safer Educational Institutions, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 168-189. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5360-2.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter examines biographical information about the shooters in the context of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. By using a qualitative approach to search for patterns and themes, this study offers a comprehensive evaluation of the presence or absence of many important factors that are found in the reporting of active and mass shooters. Rather than focusing on one major contributing factor, this chapter describes a number of factors, offers descriptive, specific accounts about individual shooters, and organizes a wealth of information from over 1200 news articles, books, and journals into a concise study for future research and evaluation.

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