@article{ref1,
title="Columbine revisited: myths and realities about the bullying-school shootings connection",
journal="Victims and offenders",
year="2017",
author="Mears, Daniel P. and Moon, Melissa M. and Thielo, Angela J.",
volume="12",
number="6",
pages="939-955",
abstract="After the Columbine school shooting in 1999, concern about bullying crescendoed. A prominent belief emerged that bullying causes school shootings. However, many of the beliefs about bullying constitute myths--that is, empirically unverified assumptions. These beliefs ignore critical conceptual issues that attend to efforts to understand the bullying-school shootings connection. In so doing, they likely inhibit progress toward a more accurate understanding of the causes of school shootings and what can be done to prevent them. The authors present this argument and identify recommendations for research and policy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-4886",
doi="10.1080/15564886.2017.1307295",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2017.1307295"
}