Beschreibung:
"The chapters in this book are topically broad, and the contributors represent numerous fields (e.g., communication, criminal justice, criminology, psychiatry, psychology, sociology) and countries (e.g., Finland, Norway, United States)"--
"Gathers together the latest insights from research and practice in one timely and much-needed reference work ... Contains 21 essays written by a global team of experts Covers a broad range of topics, including the psychology of perpetrators, the role of the media, psychological considerations and clinical interventions for affected individuals, prevention, ethical issues, and areas for future research. Provides best practices for clinicians, academics, and policymakers dealing with these increasingly prevalent incidents of violence."--Publisher's description
Challenges to the Empirical Investigation of Mass Shootings -- The Patterns and Prevalence of Mass Public Shootings in the United States, 1915-2013 -- Explaining Mass Shootings: Types, Patterns, and Theories -- The Development of Rampage Shooters: Myths and Uncertainty in the Search for Causes -- Biosocial Perspective of Proactive Aggression -- The Challenge of Predicting Dangerousness -- The Influence of Media on Public Attitudes -- Social Media and News Coverage as Vicarious Exposure -- The Role of Technology in Expressions of Grief -- The Impact of Journalism on Grieving Communities; Mediatizing or Stigmatizing? -- Mental Health Outcomes Following Direct Exposure -- Psychosocial Functioning Within Shotting-Affected Communities: Individual- and Community-Level Factors -- Postdisaster Psychopathology Among Rescue Workers Responding to Multiple-Shooting Incidents -- Distress Among Journalists Working the Incidents -- Empirically Based Trauma Therapies -- PUblic Relief Efforts From an International Perspective -- Mental health Service Utilization Following Mass Shootings -- resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth -- Threat Assessment and violence Prevention -- Ethical Conduct of Research in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings -- Future Directions.