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Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence
attitudes toward shooter after incident, 64–65 , 154 , 155
attitudes toward shooter’s family after incident, 155–156
attributions of causality for shootings, 261–262
causes of school violence related to, 19 , 252 , 328
criminal and violent behavior, 31–33 , 92
criminal justice system, 33–34
cross-case comparison, 268–271
demographics, 28 , 29 , 89–90 , 133 , 134 , 169–171 , 172
entertainment and recreation, 29 , 32–33 , 37 , 90–92
forms of school violence related to, 18– 19
gun culture, 34–35 , 66 , 93 , 116–117 , 145– 146 , 209 , 221 , 226 , 230
Heath High School, 133–134 , 152–153
Heritage High School, 25 , 27–34
interventions to prevent violence, 7 , 92– 93
involvement with school after incident, 191 , 203 , 212–214
motivations of shooters and, 249–252
obstacles to violence prevention, 227– 228
Parker Middle School, 88 , 89–92
race/ethnicity, 169–170 , 171 , 172
rapid social change, 6 , 27–28 , 29 , 30–31 , 66 , 169–170 , 207–210 , 230–231 , 252 , 341
religiosity, 30 , 90 , 102 , 135
research needs, 340–341
resident self-image, 29–30
responses to shooting incidents, 261
shooter characteristics and, 256
socioeconomic, 28 , 29 , 31 , 90 , 133–134 , 163 , 169–172 , 175 , 224
street violence, 203
Thomas Jefferson High School, 202 , 204–205 , 207–210 , 212–214 , 217–222 , 229 , 230–233 , 237
Tilden High School, 169–172
urban confrontation scenarios, 222–225
urban ecological transition, 217–221
Westside Middle School, 101–102
youth–adult relationships, 6 , 7–8 , 119– 120 , 152–153 , 160 , 227–228 , 231–233 , 235–236 , 237–239 , 253–254 , 256 , 263– 264
youth exposure to violence, 228 , 229
See also Suburban and rural schools; Urban schools
Consequences of violence, 3–4 , 22
community actions and beliefs, 64–67 , 127–129 , 154–155
definition of school violence, 13
Heath High School shooting, 132 , 138– 139 , 154–155 , 159–160
Heritage High School shooting, 25 , 55– 56 , 62–67
long-term, 159–160
mortality/morbidity, 1 , 55–56 , 62 , 70 , 73 , 101 , 202–203
Parker Middle School shooting, 97
resident self-image, 29–30
suicidal behavior of shooter, 25 , 27 , 61 , 62
for teachers, 126 , 127 , 160 , 340
threats against school, 123
victim mental health, 62–63 , 125–127 , 159–160
Westside Middle School community, 122–123
See also Responses to violent incidents
Conti, Joseph P., 74
Conyers, Georgia. See Heritage High School (Rockdale County, Georgia) shooting
Copycat incidents, 5
conceptual model, 326
contagiousness of violence, 3
cross-case analysis, 259–260
Heritage High School shooting as, 39 , 41 , 49–52 , 56–57 , 67
influence of Columbine High School shooting, 1 , 25 , 39 , 41 , 49–52 , 56–57 , 67 , 234 , 260 , 341
influence of urban youth violence epidemic, 316
mass murders, 319–320
media role in, 325–326
Parker Middle School shooting as, 97
prevalence, 324–325
prevention, 309
proliferation of, 68
research needs, 340
statistical evidence, 296–297
suicide clusters, 326–328
Westside Middle School, 118
workplace violence, 320–321