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Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence
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Cameron, Shawn, 204
Carneal, Ann, 135 , 143 , 144
Carneal, John, 135–136 , 143 , 144
Carneal, Kelly, 133 , 135 , 137 , 143 , 144 , 148
Carneal, Micheal, 135–138 .
See also Heath High School (Paducah, Kentucky) shooting
Carroll, Patrick, 206 , 221 , 222
Case study findings
contagion mechanisms, 259–260
cultural factors, 253–255
responses to incidents, 260–264
school characteristics, 255–256
shooter characteristics, 256–259
significance of, 15 , 311–312 , 351 , 353– 354 , 360–362
similarities and differences among, 249– 252 , 266–283
socioeconomic factors, 252
See also specific case
Case study methodology, 14–15 , 17–18 , 23 , 199
appropriate use, 8 , 24 , 351 , 352–354 , 360–362
case selection, 2 , 3 , 13 , 18–20 , 351
cross-case analysis, 247–248
data sources, 22–23 , 26–27 , 71–72 , 101 , 132–133 , 199–202
defining characteristics, 353
generalizability, 353–354
goals, 10–11 , 17
naturalistic approach, 354–355
negative case analysis, 360–361
systems approach to behavioral research, 352 , 355–360
template design, 20–22
Castillo, Sheila, 185
Causes of school violence, 4 , 309 , 310 , 328– 329
adult–child relationships, 152–153 , 235– 236 , 253–254
bullying and taunting, 67 , 116 , 146–147
challenges in identifying, 285
classification, 328
community characteristics and, 19 , 252 , 328
copycat incidents, 39 , 41 , 97 , 259–260 , 325 , 326
cross-case analysis, 248
cultural factors, 253–255
dynamic/situational factors, 311–312 , 314
exposure to media violence, 117–118 , 130 , 151–152 , 253–255 , 315–316 , 325
family problems, 114–116 , 143–145
gun culture, 116–117 , 145–146 , 254
Heath High School shooting, 143–153
Heritage High School shooting, 41 , 67– 68
interpersonal conflict, 202 , 205 , 225
mental health of shooter, 39–41 , 114 , 150–151
multifactorial, 247–248 , 331
research needs, 8 , 338
school characteristics, 255–256
shooter characteristics, 256–259 , 309
socioeconomic factors, 252
structural, 311 , 312
student beliefs, 65
Thomas Jefferson High School shootings, 202 , 205 , 237
Tilden High School shooting, 163
Westside Middle School shooting, 113– 120 , 129–130
See also Goals of shooter
Chicago, Illinois
history of school violence, 164
See also Tilden High School (Chicago, Illinois) shooting
Christian Institute of Human Relations, 96
Civil law suits, 63 , 97 , 128 , 155–157 , 262–263
against gun manufacturers, 117 , 128
Clark, Charles, 150
Coleman, James S., 160 , 238
Columbine High School (Littleton, Colorado) shooting, 1 , 25 , 234 , 260 , 341
influence on Heritage High School shooter, 39 , 41 , 49–52 , 56–57 , 67
Committee to Study Youth Violence in Schools, 1–2 , 10–11
Community characteristics, 2–3 , 5–6 , 18 , 21
aftermath of Heath High School shooting, 154–160
aftermath of Heritage High School shooting, 64–67
aftermath of Tilden High School shooting, 184
aftermath of Westside Middle School shooting, 127–129
attitudes toward civil suits filed by victims’ families, 156–157