NIJ Fact Sheet Addresses the Prevention of Mass Shootings in Schools

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released “Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K–12 Schools,” 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.

RESOURCES:

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

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