Active shooters: U.S. trends and perpetrators’ characteristics
2015 review of FBI statistics and a study in Justice Quarterly showing patterns and trends relating to violence in the United States and the typical characteristics of perpetrators.
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The contested field of violent video games: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine possible positive and negative outcomes of violent video game play, including links to aggressive behavior.
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Zero-tolerance disciplinary policies: Influence of student, school and infraction characteristics on suspensions and expulsions
2014 study published in the American Educational Research Journal exploring the factors associated with racial disparities in school discipline.
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Violence in schools: Research findings on underlying dynamics, response and prevention
2014 literature review of academic studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting and murder incidents in United States schools.
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Mass shootings, U.S. data and Fort Hood: Relevant research
2013 roundup of relevant data, reports, studies that can help contextualize the Washington Navy Yard shooting incident.
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Safety in numbers: Are major cities the safest places in the United States?
2013 study in Annals of Emergency Medicine analyzing 1.3 million injury deaths in 3,141 U.S. counties from 1999 to 2006 to understand rural and urban risk factors.
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Reassessing the association between gun availability and homicide rates at the cross-national level
2011 study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice comparing gun availability and homicide rates across nations.
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Profiling gun dealers, pawnbrokers and illegal weapons sales
2013 review of studies that provide insight into the nature of gun sellers and sales transactions, with an emphasis on illegal purchasing attempts and related research on gun laws.
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Does strengthening self-defense law deter crime or escalate violence?
2012 paper from Texas A&M done for the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at how “stand your ground” laws — based on “castle doctrine” — affect rates of violence in states.
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Violent crime in the United States: Youth, minorities and public awareness
2013 review of key government reports and surveys that provide perspective on trends in various violent crime rates, with a focus on youth and racial groups.
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