The Relation Between State Gun Laws and the Incidence and Severity of Mass Public Shootings in the United States, 1976-2018
Date Published
2020
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Mass violence
Associations between News Media Coverage of the 11 September Attacks and Depression in Employees of New York City Area Businesses
Date Published
2021
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NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding lone wolf terrorism: Global patterns, motivations and prevention
Date Published
2012
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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Similar crimes, similar behaviors? Comparing lone-actor terrorists and public mass murderers
Date Published
2021
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NIJ-Sponsored
The Contagion of Mass Shootings: The Interdependence of Large-Scale Massacres and Mass Media Coverage
Date Published
2021
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Parent-Reported Child Reactions to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks (New York USA) in Relation to Parent Post-Disaster Psychopathology Three Years After the Event
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
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NIJ-Sponsored
Forecasting the Severity of Mass Public Shootings in the United States (Mar.10)
Date Published
2021
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NIJ-Sponsored
Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings
Date Published
February 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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NIJ
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
November 2021
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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Why Radicalization Fails: Barriers to Mass Casualty Terrorism
Date Published
2020
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Domestic Terrorism: Using Psychosocial, Trauma-Related, and Life History Variables to Inform Intervention and Prevention
15PNIJ-21-GG-02723-DOMR
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$592,637
Identifying high-risk firearm owners to prevent mass violence
Date Published
2020
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NIJ-Sponsored
Using Big Data to Study the Impact of Mass Violence: Opportunities for the Traumatic Stress Field
Date Published
2019
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NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-based Policy and Practice
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Location
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Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
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Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Shooting Alone: The Pre-Attack Experiences and Behaviors of U.S. Solo Mass Murderers
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Shared Struggles? Cumulative Strain Theory and Public Mass Murders From 1990 to 2014
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Proactive Planning for Active Shooter Situations
Date Published
April 2011
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Mass Shootings Research To Inform Practice
Date Published
April 2020
Series
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Literature Review,
Issue Overview
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Identifying Individuals through Proteomic Analysis: A New Forensic Tool to Rapidly and Efficiently Identify Large Numbers of Fragmentary Human Remains
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Notes From the Field: The Importance of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism
Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Policy,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
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Rare Incidents Data Collection Methods to Advance Research on Mass Violence
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The Importance of Mass Violence Research
I am David Muhlhausen, the Director of the National Institute of Justice. As...