Preventing School Shootings A Unique And Difficult...

Preventing school shootings presents a unique and difficult challenge for law enforcement, parents, and school administrators. Although the National School Safety Center states there is a decline in shootings on school grounds, the devastation and aftermath warrant a need for continued vigilance. Relatively low amount of school shootings makes establishing trends difficult. In addition, how are school administrators, teachers and parents supposed to differentiate between serious issues and ordinary adolescent rebellion? Although most studies suggest there is no single, clear, agreed upon profile, it is unanimous that there is a need for an informative, clinical diagnosis that can be used for future screening and prevention†¦show more content†¦Teens who commit school shootings get the worst of it. Although they may be considered good students, each of the four most deadly shooters experienced delusional fantasies. The longer they are involved in violent delusional fantasies, the more introverted they become. At first they try to hide their feelings, afraid that they will be rejected for being abnormal. However, this leads to an increased need to express them (Robertz, 2007). In time, these fantasies evolve into an obsession. They consume their reality until it s all they can think about. This leads to even further bullying, isolation and a strong need to strike back (Robertz, 2007). They will take a passive experience and turn it into an active one. In fact Robertz (2007) states that school shootings may be an act of revenge. The second common theme is a lean towards narcissistic personality disorder. Kohut (1972) states that men are born with animalistic tendencies to kill. Killing is deeply rooted in psychobiological makeup. Neuman, Assaf, Cohen, and Knoll (2015) conducted a study where they survived the text messages of 6 previous school shooters, and the blogs of 6056 males. The researchers found that the content of the text messages contained obvi ous signs of narcissistic personality disorder. In addition, they showed to have high levels of humiliation and revenge thought processes (Neuman, et. al., 2015). However again, it is difficult to study as the sample size is so small. Each ofShow MoreRelatedJuvenile Crime Issues in Today’s Criminal Justice System18893 Words   |  76 Pagespart 5 Special Issues ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE The accused has these common law, constitutional, statutory, and humanitarian rights that may be threatened by technological advances and other developments:  ©  ©  ©  © chapter 15 Juvenile Justice chapter 16 Drugs and Crime chapter 17 Terrorism and Multinational Criminal Justice chapter 18 The Future of Criminal Justice These individual rights must be effectively balanced against these present and emerging community concerns: Widespread drug abuse amongRead MoreEthical and Social Issues in Information Systems20165 Words   |  81 PagesChildren? LEARNING TRACK MODULE Developing a Corporate Code of Ethics for Information Systems DOES LOCATION TRACKING THREATEN PRIVACY? F or many years, parents of District of Columbia public school children complained about buses running late or not showing up. A federal court appointed an independent transportation administrator and enlisted Satellite Security Systems, or S3, to track the movements of the district’s buses. S3 provides satellite tracking services to clients such as the DistrictRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesManager’s Job 9 Enter Organizational Behavior 10 Complementing Intuition with Systematic Study 11 Disciplines That Contribute to the OB Field 13 Psychology 14 †¢ Social Psychology 14 †¢ Sociology 14 †¢ Anthropology 14 There Are Few Absolutes in OB 14 Challenges and Opportunities for OB 15 Responding to Economic Pressures 15 †¢ Responding to Globalization 16 †¢ Managing Workforce Diversity 18 †¢ Improving Customer Service 18 †¢ Improving People Skills 19 †¢ Stimulating Innovation and Change 20 †¢ Coping withRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesUniversity of Oregon. He is certified Scrum Master. v â€Å"Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.† Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. To my family who have always encircled me with love and encouragement—my parents (Samuel and Charlotte), my wife (Mary), my sons and their wives (Kevin and Dawn, Robert and Sally) and their children (Ryan, Carly, Connor and Lauren). C.F.G. â€Å"We must not cease from exploration and the end of all exploring will be to arrive where