Examining the effects of firearm lethality and aggressors’ intentions to kill on injurious firearm violence at American schools: A research note

IF 5.2 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Criminology Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI:10.1111/1745-9125.70005

Brent R. Klein, Cory Schnell, Steven M. Chermak, Joshua D. Freilich

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Abstract

This study examined firearm lethality and aggressors’ lethal intent on injurious fatal and nonfatal school shootings using data from The American School Shooting Study, which covers 329 school shootings in the United States from 1990 to 2016. We developed a new multidimensional construct for measuring shooters’ determination to kill and examined firearm characteristics while considering confounding factors. We identified 11 distinct categories of shooters’ intent, with most showing a strong desire to kill. Both intent and weapon lethality significantly impacted school shooting homicides. Overall, we recommend that prevention and theoretical models should address both factors.

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研究美国学校枪支暴力中枪支致命性和攻击者杀人意图的影响：一份研究报告

这项研究使用了美国学校枪击研究的数据，研究了枪支杀伤力和侵略者对伤害性致命和非致命校园枪击事件的致命意图，该研究涵盖了1990年至2016年美国329起校园枪击事件。我们开发了一种新的多维结构来测量枪手的杀人决心，并在考虑混杂因素的情况下检查了枪支特征。我们确定了11种不同类型的射击者的意图，其中大多数表现出强烈的杀戮欲望。意图和武器致命性都对校园枪击杀人案有显著影响。总的来说，我们建议预防和理论模型应该解决这两个因素。

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Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

8.10

自引率

6.90%

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期刊介绍： Criminology is devoted to crime and deviant behavior. Disciplines covered in Criminology include: - sociology - psychology - design - systems analysis - decision theory Major emphasis is placed on empirical research and scientific methodology. Criminology"s content also includes articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature as well as suggestions for the types of investigation which might be carried out in the future.