SuitabookSchool shootings
Philip Steele
- Reading
- Look through the chapter headings together first, then agree whether to pause before or after sections on named attacks; return to the broader policy questions when ready.
- Themes
- Understanding school shootings: The book asks why attacks occur, whether they are more common in some places, and whether they are a new phenomenon; its contents include a section on profiling killers. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Responses and prevention: The book raises questions about gun numbers, guns in schools, safe schools, media conduct and what happens after an attack. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The contents name specific incidents, so the chapter headings can help you decide whether this subject is a good fit for the reader.