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NCJ Number:	254469

Title:	Advancing Mass Shootings Research To Inform Practice

Document:	HTML

Journal:	NIJ Journal Volume:282 Dated:2019

Author(s):	Basia E. Lopez; Danielle M. Crimmins; Paul A. Haskins

Date Published:	April 2020

Annotation:	NIJ’s findings point to the adoption of uniform definitions and comprehensive databases as logical next steps for improving research and practice to prevent mass shootings.

Abstract:	Mass shootings have a severe impact on victims and society, and understanding this form of violence is a national criminal justice priority. Law enforcement and researchers have produced greater knowledge about these events in recent years, but the field is limited by the absence of a uniform definition of mass shootings and a lack of consistent data sources on attempted and completed mass shooting incidents. This article summarizes the findings of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) systematic review of the literature on mass shootings and explains that literature’s limitations. It also reports on a series of recent NIJ-led meetings with leading researchers and law enforcement practitioners, discussing their points of consensus and divergence on the subject of mass shootings as well as their recommendations for moving the field forward in both research and prevention efforts.

Main Term(s):	Mass Shooting

Index Term(s):	Mass Violence; National Institute of Justice (NIJ); NIJ Resources; Violence prevention

Sponsoring Agency:	National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Washington, DC 20531

Corporate Author:	National Institute of Justice (NIJ) US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America

Page Count:	8

Series:	NIJ Journal

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America



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