Dec. 19, 2012 A new article explores what we have learned about
these tragic incidents, and what can be done to prevent them.
Since the early 1970s school shootings at American elementary,
secondary and higher education institutions have been a painful
reality for American society. After each incident -- like the
recent attack in Newtown, CT -- there is voluminous dialogue
about what can be done to prevent the next, such tragedy. But
can anything realistically be done to prevent these horrific
crimes? A new article¹ by Dr. Daniel J. Flannery at Case Western
Reserve University, and colleagues, scheduled to appear in the
January issue of Springer's Current Psychiatry Reports, attempts
to parse out what we have learned from past events, and what we
can do about stopping the next attack. The article conducts a
thorough examination of past studies on the topic, focusing
primarily on "targeted" and "rampage," or "spree," shootings.
Targeted shootings are those where there is a specific target,
individual group or i