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Nathaniel Mills, Ph.D.
Psychologist (psy 23861)
916-722-7792
www.nathanielmills.com
drmills@nathanielmills.com
Profile of a School Shooter
Profile of a School Shooter
Safe School Initiative (SSI)
   Identified
     37 incidents of school violence
     41 attackers
     occurring between 1974 and 2000.
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
   41% were “mainstream students”
    or socialized with
    “mainstream students.
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
   44% were involved
    in some organized
    social activity
    (i.e., club)
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
   63% were
    well-behaved.
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
   39% were not
    retaliating for
    an injustice

   41% showed little
    or no interest in
    violence prior to
    their attack.
SSI Findings:
Profile of a School Shooter
 There is no accurate or useful “profile” of
  students who engaged in targeted
  school violence.
 A + B + C ≠ School Shooter
SSI Findings:
Characteristics of A School Shooter
   93% planned
    out their attack
    in advance
SSI Findings:
Behavioral Cues
 93% engaged in behavior that caused
  concern
 81% of the time
  someone knew
  about the plan
Empirically Informed Threat
Prevention
 Identifying the Red Flags
 Relay the Red Flags to the appropriate
  administrator(s).
Obstacles to
Communication: Scattered
Information
  Many people knowing half the story
   No one knowing the whole story.
Obstacles to Communication:
WHAT and WHERE to report?
   Training for:
     RA’s
     New Faculty
     New Administrators
     Students
Obstacles to
Communication: Fear
 Consequences of reporting.
 Students may not want to report.
Obstacles to
Communication:
 Scattered Information
 Lack of knowledge about
     What and
     Where to report
   Fear of Consequences
Suggestions
   Central location for information from:
     Faculty
     Administration
     Students
   Trainings for students, new faculty, and
    new administrators on:
     Identifying and
     Reporting red flag behaviors
   Anonymous drop box for concerns.
References
 At, Deidra (2008). Black and Missing But Not Forgotten: Latina
  William’s Mother Releases Statement Regarding the LA Technical
  College Tragedy. Retrieved on May 1, 2009 from
  http://blackandmissing.blogspot.com/2008/02/latina-williams-
  mother-releases.html.
 Langman, Peter (2009). Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School
  Shooters. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
 Bartol, C.R., Bartol, A.M. (2008). Introduction to Forensic
  Psychology: Research and Application. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
  Publishing
 Vossekuil, B., Fein, R.A., Reddy, M., Borum, R, Modzeleski, W.
  (2002). The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative:
  Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United
  States. Retrieved on May 1, 2009 from
  www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf.

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School Shootings Presentation

  • 1. Nathaniel Mills, Ph.D. Psychologist (psy 23861) 916-722-7792 www.nathanielmills.com drmills@nathanielmills.com
  • 2. Profile of a School Shooter
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9. Profile of a School Shooter
  • 10. Safe School Initiative (SSI)  Identified  37 incidents of school violence  41 attackers  occurring between 1974 and 2000.
  • 11. SSI Findings: Characteristics of A School Shooter  41% were “mainstream students” or socialized with “mainstream students.
  • 12. SSI Findings: Characteristics of A School Shooter  44% were involved in some organized social activity (i.e., club)
  • 14. SSI Findings: Characteristics of A School Shooter  63% were well-behaved.
  • 15. SSI Findings: Characteristics of A School Shooter  39% were not retaliating for an injustice  41% showed little or no interest in violence prior to their attack.
  • 16. SSI Findings: Profile of a School Shooter  There is no accurate or useful “profile” of students who engaged in targeted school violence.  A + B + C ≠ School Shooter
  • 17. SSI Findings: Characteristics of A School Shooter  93% planned out their attack in advance
  • 18. SSI Findings: Behavioral Cues  93% engaged in behavior that caused concern  81% of the time someone knew about the plan
  • 19. Empirically Informed Threat Prevention  Identifying the Red Flags  Relay the Red Flags to the appropriate administrator(s).
  • 20. Obstacles to Communication: Scattered Information  Many people knowing half the story  No one knowing the whole story.
  • 21. Obstacles to Communication: WHAT and WHERE to report?  Training for:  RA’s  New Faculty  New Administrators  Students
  • 22. Obstacles to Communication: Fear  Consequences of reporting.  Students may not want to report.
  • 23. Obstacles to Communication:  Scattered Information  Lack of knowledge about  What and  Where to report  Fear of Consequences
  • 24. Suggestions  Central location for information from:  Faculty  Administration  Students  Trainings for students, new faculty, and new administrators on:  Identifying and  Reporting red flag behaviors  Anonymous drop box for concerns.
  • 25. References  At, Deidra (2008). Black and Missing But Not Forgotten: Latina William’s Mother Releases Statement Regarding the LA Technical College Tragedy. Retrieved on May 1, 2009 from http://blackandmissing.blogspot.com/2008/02/latina-williams- mother-releases.html.  Langman, Peter (2009). Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.  Bartol, C.R., Bartol, A.M. (2008). Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing  Vossekuil, B., Fein, R.A., Reddy, M., Borum, R, Modzeleski, W. (2002). The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States. Retrieved on May 1, 2009 from www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf.