Publication details
Mass Murders at School Institutions: Children and Parents as Easy Targets
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rexter - časopis pro výzkum radikalismu, extremismu a terorismu |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | school shooting; mass murder; Columbine |
| Description | This article tries to conceptualize the phenomenon of school shooting, which means shooting at kindergartens, elementary and high schools and universities. The most important examples are described (the notoriously known shooting at Columbine High School is analyzed in greater detail). The outcomes of this article are: summarization of facts, an attempt to find generalising tendencies, trends and characteristics and its comparison with the situation in the Czech Republic. |