Citation

Duque RB, Rivera R, LeBlanc EJ. Aggress. Violent Behav. 2021; 60: e101544.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.avb.2020.101544

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper develops and applies a comprehensive theoretical synthesis to help explain the inverse relationship between General Homicide and Active Shooter rates over the past two decades. Organizing various micro, meso and macro criminological perspectives under the banner of the three Routine Activities Theory categories - Motivation, Means and Opportunity, helps explain why over the past two decades the General Homicide rate has been decreasing, while Active Shootings have been rising. Possibly inadvertently contributing to this trend is the emergent synthesis of the "Me Too", ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter movements under the general political correctness ethos "Cancel Culture". Drawing upon the theoretical conclusions, we offer suggestions for how communities and organizations like schools and workplaces can mitigate risk through a tri-part approach that simultaneously addresses the Motivation, Means and Opportunity that enable Active Shooters.

Language: en

Keywords

Active Shooters; ANTIFA; Black Lives Matter; Cancel Culture; Criminological theory; Diversity training; Gun-control; Historical homicide rates; Human-analytics; Me Too; Trauma Informed practices