TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - From Columbine to Virginia Tech: Empirical based reflections about an expanding phenomenon
JO  - Psicologia, reflexão e crítica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS
A1  - Vieira, Timoteo Madaleno
A1  - Mendes, Francisco Dyonísio Cardoso
A1  - Guimarães, Leonardo Conceição
SP  - 493
EP  - 501
VL  - 22
IS  - 3
N2  - School shooting phenomenona have attracted attention throughout the world, especially after the Columbine massacre in April, 1999. In that event, 12 people died and about 30 were hurt. Some years later, in April 2007, Cho Seung-Hui carried out an even more impressive deed, shooting and killing 32 people at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. This article presents school shooting as a growing phenomenon that may happen anywhere and not just in the United States. A reflection based on empirical research is presented focusing the development of school shooters in their social contexts, including home environment, media influence, and inter-students interactions in High Schools and universities.<p /> 
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SN  - 0102-7972
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-79722009000300021
ID  - ref1
ER  -