Mass shootings in America escalated between 2000 and 2013
FBI study reports 160 incidents, 486 killed, and 557 wounded.
Has our changing culture created these mass shootings?
What can be done to restore our values and attitudes?
FBI Active Shooter Study 2000 - 2013
Our guest is a violence threat assessment expert, James S. Cawood.
Podcast Time Stamps:
[03:55] – Mass shootings: mental health, gun control, or immigration.
[05:00] – Introduction of threat assessment expert Jim Cawood.
[08:20] - Discussion about FBI 2000-2013 active shooter study.
[11:00] - Mass shootings don’t seem connected to an economic downturn.
[11:45] – Mass shootings connected to perception, narcissism, depression.
[13:00] - Changing psycho-social forces will affect the rate of future incidents.
[16:00] - Until San Bernardino majority of mass shootings were not jihad.
[06:02] - The majority of mass shootings are committed by lone male shooters.
[18:30] – Will future mass shootings involve women or be gender-neutral?
[18:40] – The narcissism epidemic causes men to be wounded and reactive.
[21:30] – Are mass shootings linked to first-person shooter video games?
[25:50] – Is media coverage contributing to mass shootings' payoff?
[28:35] – Mass shootings are psychological and sociological issues.
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Mass Shootings Facts
Mass shootings rose while the single homicide rate has declined last decade.
The timing of mass shootings has not coincided with a downturn in the economy.
The rhythm of mass shootings involves perception, narcissism, or depression.
The public expects that no mass shootings should occur.
Since 2000, American mass shooters have been mostly homegrown.
Female mass shootings are rare, but that may change in the future.
Being poor or disadvantaged is not an indicator of mass shootings.
Video games can produce a pseudo-commando game-score mindset.
Some mass killers study past acts of active shooters to beat their scores.
Mass shooters view infamy as the most important time of their lives.
Violence occurs in cultures focused on individuals over group collectivism.
About our guest James S. Cawood
Jim Cawood is President of Factor One, a California corporation specializing in threat assessment and management, violence risk assessment, and behavioral analysis for more than 25 years.
He is a practicing security consultant, licensed private investigator, and former police officer.
He has successfully assessed and managed over 4500 violence-related cases throughout North America.
Mr. Cawood is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, holds a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and is a doctoral candidate in Psychology at Northcentral University.
He has served on the faculties of Golden Gate University, in their Security Management degree program, and the University of California, Santa Cruz extension, teaching Threat Management.
Mr. Cawood is currently serving on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management (American Psychological Association).
He is the former Association President of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP).
Mr. Cawood has earned the Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI), Physical Security Professional (PSP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Security Professional (CSP), Certified Professional Investigator (CPI), and a Certified International Investigator (CII).
He has written articles and book chapters for various professional publications, including Security Management magazine.
The original author of A Plan for Threat Management (Chapter 40) of the Protection of Assets Manual.
Chapters 24- Personnel Screening and Chapter 32- Arson, Sabotage, and Bomb Threats in the Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry- Security Management volume
Chapter 32- Security for Safety, Health, and Asset Protection: Management Essentials, 2nd Edition.
Coauthored chapter: Threat Management of Stalking Cases in The Psychology of Stalking: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives, published by Academic Press in 1998.
Mr. Cawood co-authored a book, Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioner’s Handbook, CRC Press, 2003, with the 2nd edition published in January 2009.
He contributed to Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches to Prevention, by Brian Van Brunt, Routledge, August 2012.
He contributed to Threat Assessment and Management to Applied Crime Analysis: A Social Science Approach to Understanding Crime, Criminals, and Victims, by Wayne Petherick, in July 2014.
Mass Shootings References
FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States 2000-2013.
Jim Cawood - Coauthor of Violence Risk Assessment - A Practitioner's Handbook.
J. Reid Malloy, Ph.D. - Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.
Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D. - Author Narcissism Epidemic - Psychology Professor, San Diego State.
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
Lt. Col. David Grossman - Killology Research Group.
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