Citation

Lankford A. Justice Q. 2015; 32(2): 360-379.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07418825.2013.806675

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Previous research suggests that there are fundamental psychological and behavioral differences between offenders who commit murder and offenders who commit murder-suicide. Whether a similar distinction exists for rampage, workplace, and school shooters remains unknown. Using data from the 2010 NYPD report, this study presents results from the first regression analysis of all qualifying mass shooters who struck in the USA between 1966 and 2010 (N = 185).

FINDINGS suggest that there are fundamental differences between mass shooters who die as a result of their attacks and mass shooters who live. Patterns among offenders, the weapons they use, the victims they kill, and the locations they attack may have significant implications for scholars and security officials alike. © 2013, © 2013 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

workplace violence; murder-suicide; active shooters; mass shooters; rampage shooters; school shooters