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School shooting data trends with 4 weeks of classes left in 2024
Less than 2% chance of the 2024 total exceeding the record of 349 incidents last year. This is the first downward trend since 2015.
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David Riedman
Ep 22: The Fortress Problem is a paradox because defenses create vulnerabilities
Catastrophe expert Jack Anderson explains that positions of strength (fortresses) are only tolerant of stress up to a defined point or of a certain…
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Ep. 21: Hidden Cost of Gun Violence on Black Students' Education
Dr. Algernon Austin explains his new research on the disproportionally high impact of school shootings on the academic achievement of Black children.
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Police responding to school shootings can learn from the US Marine Corps
The world's most lethal fighting force realized that marksmanship training was outdated and was not preparing Marines for real-world combat conditions.
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Near Miss at Roosevelt Elementary in Kenosha, WI
A 13-year-old researched school shootings and attempted to enter his former elementary school during morning classes with a backpack and duffle bag.
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David Riedman
Minnesota Gun Violence Research Summit: Gun Violence in Schools Panel
School police (Chief Rudy Perez), school administrator (Shannon Hill), and researcher (David Riedman) discuss how to prevent school shootings.
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David Riedman
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Every shooting at a school in October 2024
Sporting events continue to be the most common time period for a shooting on a k-12 school campus in the United States. Most shootings were escalations…
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David Riedman
Ep 20. Being a 7th grader five miles away from Columbine High in 1999
Shea Swauger, a PhD student at University of Colorado, talks about growing up in Littleton, CO and raising kids today in a community that has been…
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David Riedman
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October 2024

Analyzing the 432-page police report on the CVPA High school shooting
Two years after the planned attack by a former student at Central Visual and Performing Arts High in St. Louis, police have released the full report.
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David Riedman
Bonus Botcast 2: GoogleLM explores the Issue Attention Cycle and Law of Unintended Consequences
A new Google AI tool will turn written articles into a podcast. AI 'hosts' discuss my recent article on two social theories that impact school safety.
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David Riedman
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School Shootings: Issue Attention Cycle & Law of Unintended Consequences
The next school shooting happens because people only care about the issue for a few days. New policies created during a short period of panic might be…
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David Riedman
Ep. 19: Dr. Brian Williams on preventing gun violence in homes, schools, and communities
Trauma surgeon, professor, and author Dr. Brian Williams has seen it all--gunshot wounds, stabbings, and traumatic brain injuries--and the bodies will…
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