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: By: Crimeola Newsdesk Apr 22, 2018 at 7:00 am Suggest Correction
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Why do school shootings happen in America? Are they an act of mental illness or the result of a more sinister plot to, for example, attain widespread fame and attention? And has the expansion of social media helped to reduce or increase the number of shootings over the past 20 years? School shootings may seem to be on the rise, but new research suggests the number of mass shootings on school grounds has actually decreased since the ’90s. Analysis: Mass School Shootings in the U.S.
Investigators James Fox and Emma Fridel analyzed data on mass shootings in the United States, and the division of students killed on school campuses. While 71 people have been fatally injured from 2001 to the Valentine’s Day shooting at Parkland this year, 31 people died in school shootings during the last four years of the ’90s. This report questions whether gun control or increased security at schools should play a role in keeping students safe in the future.