TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Columbine revisited: myths and realities about the bullying-school shootings connection
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Mears, Daniel P.
A1  - Moon, Melissa M.
A1  - Thielo, Angela J.
SP  - 939
EP  - 955
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2017.1307295
ID  - ref1
ER  -