Title: What's the Cause of School Shootings? Have They Gone up Since the '90s?
Headings: School Shootings: Why Do They Happen? Have They Reduced Since the ‘90s?
School Shootings: Why Do They Happen? Have They Reduced Since the ‘90s?
Analysis: Mass School Shootings in the U.S.
How Many School Shootings Have There Been in 2018?
What Is the Cause of School Shootings?
Bullying
Copycat Crimes
Mental Illness
Violent Influences
Gun Access
Recognizing Warning Signs of School Shootings
Factors Compounding the School Shooting Problem
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Content: Copycat Crimes
School shootings that occur within a short time of each other have been suggested to be a sign of a copycat. The initial killing spree results in national media coverage, with details of the shooter as well as the pain and suffering of the victims. This may evoke a sense of entitlement or desire within someone who believes they too have been wronged by teachers or classmates. And so they’ll copy or attempt to copy what the original shooter did. The copycat factor is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and top suicide foundations have developed media guidelines when covering mass shootings and suicides. Instead of declining to comment or speak to the media at all, the guidelines recommend that officials make a statement about suicide in a timely manner. This allows them to productively answer tough questions the media may have. To prevent any misinterpretation, health professionals have to include factually based information on how to prevent similar instances from happening again. Health professionals can also assist the media in determining which types of reports on suicide may be helpful and which may actually end up eliciting similar behavior in others. A significant change surrounds the wording used when covering suicides.