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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings Despite the growing school security industry, which has seen rapid growth to $4 billion, there is little evidence to support the effectiveness of technological interventions in preventing school shootings. The author, a criminologist, has found that gunshot detection systems and other technologies marketed as the […]
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Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows
Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows A database of nearly 25 years of incidents records 379 violent acts at religious congregations and community centers across the United States, resulting in 487 deaths. About 7 in 10 incidents involved firearms, accounting for three-quarters of the deaths, […]
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The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence
The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence The term “lone gunman” oversimplifies mass shootings and political violence by ignoring the structures that enable them, such as rising political extremism, systemic hate, and normalization of violent rhetoric. The lone gunman narrative often presents a digestible narrative that absolves institutions of responsibility and short-circuits […]
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