Understanding School Shootings with Crime Script Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2153287
AutoresDavid A Keatley (Murdoch University, Perth, Australia), David Keatley (0000-0002-6601-1939, Murdoch University, autor de correspondencia), Sian Mcgurk (University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK), Clare S Allely (0000-0001-7640-9505, University of Salford, Manchester, UK)
Año2020
Volumen41
Número9
Páginas1084-1096
Fecha de publicación2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2019.1596543
OpenAlexW2932838404
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas25

Mapping the antecedents of school shootings is an important step towards understanding and predicting when the tragedies occur. This study uses Crime Script Analysis (CSA) to map the variety of behaviors and precursors in sequence. An in-depth analysis of 16 school shooters in the United States of America was used to build a crime script. The results showed five key scenes through which school shooters progressed in the lead-up to their school shootings. The approach is the first to provide a temporal account of school shooters planning of their crimes and forms the foundation for future school shootings to be added to. This research also shows how a CSA approach can be used to generate crime prevention strategies for future school shootings

Crime analysis · Crime prevention · Criminology · Foundation (evidence · Political science · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Artificial Intelligence