%0 Journal Article
%T From suicide and strain to mass murder
%J Society
%D 2016
%A Blum, Dinur
%A Jaworski, Christian Gonzalez
%V 53
%N 4
%P 408-413
%X Mass media explanations and criminological profiles of mass shootings focus on the perpetrator's individual psychological traits in their search for motive and meaning behind such horrific events. We consider the broader social context to better understand mass shootings. We focus on three recent high profile mass shootings in the United States - Aurora, CO, Newtown, CT, and Santa Barbara, CA as examples of people responding to various experienced strains with violence, and conclude with some ideas to help prevent such occurrences from happening again.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0147-2011
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12115-016-0035-3