School Shootings

Abstract.

With the recent increase of school shootings and violence it is imperative that we become aware what could be the cause behind these attacks as well as learning how to prevent them. The researcher in this paper sets out to distinguish if there is a significant relationship between behavior and/or warning signs that could lead to school shootings. Although there is no school shooter profile, there are characteristics and/or warning signs that have gone either unnoticed or just plainly ignored by student and school personnel. I will then highlight any possible prevention strategies that could be put into play to help stop these attacks. Although there seems to be a “code of silence” amongst school personnel and students if there

This article is qualitative research due to the collection of data the author obtained from others expressed in words not numbers. In the front matter of this research, Madifs (2014), states in the abstract a summary of the process and what his finding were. Although the article does not state a clear introduction, there is clear review of the data Madifs (2014) has collected as he explains it in great detail. Madifs (2014) clearly states his method of first finding cases through LexisNexis and how he narrowed down the cases. “The next stage of data collection was exploratory qualitative research that involved contacting the middle and high schools where rampage threats were averted in the last 10 years” (Madifs, 2014, p. 234). The author further explained his methods of conducting his research and the program he used help utilize all the data he collected. The author details his finding from the data analysis and highlights that the student “code of silence” has vastly diminished post-Columbine era (Madifs 2014). The author includes both a discussion and conclusion section where he clearly highlights his finding and answer to his questions. “The findings of this study ultimately suggest that,

The authors discuss steps such as point of entry on to school grounds to be limited and controlled, wireless panic alarms, strategically placed telephones, the relationship between school officials, local law-enforcement and first responders need to be recognized before any sort of disaster that occurs, and teachers and students need to become “situation ally aware” (Duplechain & Morris, 2014). The authors also mention that creating a school shooter’s profile can help create a safe school environment. However many of the school shooters that were studied came from model families, were honor roll students, enrolled in higher level classes and very few disciplinary records. The one warning sign they discussed that should always be taken serious is any time someone no matter who it is talks about killing, whether it be an animal or in fantasy. In the end the authors believe that school personnel and students have the job of looking and listening closely for students who talk about killings and any one that might belong on school property and notify administration (Duplechain & Morris, 2014). It is important to also have an open dialog amongst students, staff, and