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Mass Shootings and Their Impact on Retail

Marketing Science
This study quantifies the substantial economic cost of mass shootings on the U.S. retail sector using detailed debit/credit card transactions data from individual retail businesses.
Khai Xiang Chiong   +2 more
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Preparing for a Mass Shooting

2021
This chapter discusses ways to prepare for a mass shooting incident. In terms of planning, these types of incidents are referred to as “active shooter situations” in which a shooting is unfolding and the outcome can potentially be affected by the responses to it.
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Mass Shooting Events

Newsletter on the Results of Scholarly Work in Sociology, Criminology, Philosophy and Political Science, 2023
In 1999 the United States experienced its first mass shooting at a public school and later at a church in Texas. It sparked renewed interest in gun control. Our response and the response of law enforcement has changed to protect the citizens. A new vocabulary including mass shooting and the active shooter. These new events are increasing at an alarming
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Mass shootings in America

2020
Mass shootings are now part of weekly news cycles in America. For several decades, the United States has faced an increase in the frequency and intensity of these extremely violent incidents compared to other democratic countries, which have experienced far fewer mass shootings.
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Covering Mass Shootings

Journalism Practice, 2017
Using data from a national survey of US newspaper journalists (N = 1318), this study examines attitudes toward news coverage of mass shootings. Following Shoemaker and Reese’s hierarchical model, the analysis also considers how individual characteristics, journalistic practices, and organizational factors influence these attitudes.
Dahmen, Nicole Smith   +3 more
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Defining Mass Shootings

2021
This chapter interrogates public understandings of mass shootings. First of all, gun violence statistics for the United States are compared with those in other developed countries. The varying definitions and trends of mass shooting are shown to be problematic in trying to gain an accurate understanding of the phenomenon.
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Mass Shootings in America

Homicide Studies, 2013
Mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, a Colorado movie theater, and other venues have prompted a fair number of proposals for change. Advocates for tighter gun restrictions, for expanding mental health services, for upgrading security in public places, and, even, for controlling violent entertainment have made certain assumptions about the
James Alan Fox, Monica J. DeLateur
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Responding to a Mass Shooting

2021
This chapter documents ways to respond to and recover from a mass shooting situation. Response is two-fold in nature: dealing with a scenario when it unfolds and reuniting the affected population with their families once the crisis has been resolved.
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Mass Shootings in Schools

American Behavioral Scientist, 2009
The most frequent policy lesson drawn following the Columbine school shootings was the need for more gun controls. Review of the details of both Columbine and other contemporary school shootings indicates, however, that the specific gun control measures proposed in their aftermath were largely irrelevant and almost certainly could not have prevented ...
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The Mental Health Consequences of Mass Shootings

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2016
Mass shooting episodes have increased over recent decades and received substantial media coverage. Despite the potentially widespread and increasing mental health impact of mass shootings, no efforts to our knowledge have been made to review the empirical literature on this topic.
Sarah R, Lowe, Sandro, Galea
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