Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K–12 Schools



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NIJ Fact Sheet Addresses the Prevention of Mass Shootings in Schools 

NIJ Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K–12 Schools,

The National Institute of Justice [ [link removed] ] (NIJ) has released “Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K–12 Schools [ [link removed] ],” a fact sheet highlighting research on mass shootings in school settings and ways to detect, prevent, and respond to them.

The five facts are:



* Most people who commit a mass shooting are in crisis leading up to it and are likely to leak their plans to others, presenting opportunities for intervention.
* Everyone can help prevent school mass shootings.
* Threat assessment is a promising prevention strategy to assess and respond to mass shooting threats, as well as other threats of violence by students.
* Individuals who commit a school shooting are most likely to obtain a weapon by theft from a family member, indicating a need for more secure firearm storage practices.
* The overwhelming majority of individuals who commit K–12 mass shootings struggle with various aspects of mental well-being.  

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*RESOURCES:*


* See  OJJDP's Model Programs Guide [ [link removed] ] to learn about programs promoting school safety. 
* View the SchoolSafety.gov [ [link removed] ] federal school safety website. 
* Read NIJ’s “Five Things” series [ [link removed] ] for research and evaluation on a variety of topics. 
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