{"product_id":"violence-project-how-to-stop-a-mass-shooting-epidemic","title":"The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic by Peterson, Jillian","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Minnesota Book Award, an examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Groundbreaking.\" ―Rachel Louise Snyder, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNo Visible Bruises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using data from the writers' groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, \u003ci\u003eThe Violence Project\u003c\/i\u003e charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frustrated by reactionary policy conversations that never seemed to convert into meaningful action, special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley built The Violence Project, the first comprehensive database of mass shooters. Their goal was to establish the root causes of mass shootings and figure out how to stop them by examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of more than 170 mass shooters--from their childhood and adolescence to their mental health and motives. They've also interviewed the living perpetrators of mass shootings and people who knew them, shooting survivors, victims' families, first responders, and leading experts to gain a comprehensive firsthand understanding of the real stories behind them, rather than the sensationalized media narratives that too often prevail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the first time, instead of offering thoughts and prayers for the victims of these crimes, Peterson and Densley share their data-driven solutions for exactly what we must do--at the individual level, in our communities, and as a country--to put an end to these tragedies that have defined our modern era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jillian Peterson, James Densley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419752957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJillian Peterson, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University. She has led large-scale research studies on mental illness and crime, school shootings, and mass violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Densley, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a professor of criminal justice at Metropolitan State University, which is part of the Minnesota State system. He is known for his international work on gangs, criminal networks, violent extremism, and policing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Peterson and Densley run \u003cb\u003eThe Violence Project\u003c\/b\u003e, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center known worldwide for its work on mass shooting prevention. The Violence Project has featured in CNN, Fox News, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other leading media outlets.","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657383411865,"sku":"9781419752957","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_f11537a7-25ac-4e61-9436-2f4196254ed0.jpg?v=1724546364","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/violence-project-how-to-stop-a-mass-shooting-epidemic","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}