Speaking of Psychology

How to stop mass shootings, with Jillian Peterson, PhD

Oct 5, 2022

34:30

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The Rise of Mass Shootings in the United States

02:06

What Can Be Done About Assault Weapons?

01:36

Does Mental Illness Play a Role in Mass Shootings?

01:44

Introduction

3min

The Rise of Mass Shootings in the United States

2min

How Do We Publicize Violence in the Home?

2min

Does Mental Illness Play a Role in Mass Shootings?

2min

Are We Preventing School Shooters?

3min

Is There a Racist Ideology in Mass Shootings?

3min

Do You See Similar Patterns Among the Rare People of Color Who Commit Mass Shootings?

3min

Suicide Prevention - Is There a Way to Reduce Mass Shootings?

2min

Stop the Proliferation of Guns

2min

10.

What Can Be Done About Assault Weapons?

2min

11.

Mass Shootings - What's the Pattern?

2min

12.

Are There Any Other Policy Changes That Could Make a Difference?

2min

13.

Interviewing Mass Shooters

2min

14.

What Are You Working on Now?

2min

15.

What Are the Threats of School Shootings?

3min

Americans have become accustomed to tragic headlines of mass shootings in schools, grocery stores and other public places – these shootings still shock, but they no longer surprise. Jillian Peterson, PhD, of Hamline University, talks about research on what drives most mass shooters, why thinking of mass shootings as suicides as well as homicides can suggest new ways to combat them, and what can be done in schools, workplaces and elsewhere to make the next mass shooting less likely.

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