Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D.

Department

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Michael Karson, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P.

Second Advisor

Jennifer Tippett, Psy.D.

Third Advisor

Chad D. Waxman, Psy.D.

Keywords

Mass shootings, Mass violence, Tribalism, Social trauma theory, Society, Responsibility

Publication Statement

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Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

What is a mass shooter? This is difficult to answer as there is no single definition. The definition of a mass shooter depends on contextual factors including victim count, setting, and motivation (Gramlich, 2019). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines active shooters as “one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area” (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2021, page 1). While other definitions are used to identify a mass shooter, given the breadth of study in this area by the FBI, this paper will use the FBI definition.

Extent

30 pgs

Paper Method

Theoretical Analysis and Synthesis



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