Der Riss in der Tafel

Robertz, Frank J.; Wickenhäuser, Ruben

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“…School shooting literature usually focuses on discussing how social, cultural, and personal factors contribute to the shootings (Newman, Fox, Harding, Mehta, & Roth, 2004; Robertz & Wickenhäuser, 2010; Rocque, 2012; Verlinden, Hersen, & Thomas, 2000). School shooters have been found to suffer from social problems, such as feelings of marginalization or bullying, as well as mental health issues (Kellner, 2013).…”

Section: Radicalization and School Shootingsmentioning

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Deep interest in school shootings and online radicalization.

Raitanen¹,

Oksanen²

2019

Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

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School shootings and terrorism attacks share many similarities, but these acts are often studied in separate research fields. Therefore, authors of studies on school shootings have not discussed radicalization of the perpetrators in depth, even though in terrorism studies radicalization is a highly researched theme. Online radicalization is even less studied in the school shooting context. Using opinion radicalization theory developed in terrorism studies, we analyzed online interviews (n = 22) with people deeply interested in school shootings. The analysis showed that people deeply interested in school shootings can be divided into three different groups based on the radicalness of their opinions toward school shootings: those with neutral opinions, sympathizers, and those interested in conducting a massacre. Data also indicate that becoming deeply interested in school shootings seems to strengthen an individual’s opinions more than it changes them. Research and risk assessment of school shootings should focus more on the radicalization process of school shooters, because it is also done in the area of terrorism studies. The results imply that online school shooting communities have unused potential in the prevention of school shootings.

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Section: Radicalization and School Shootingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deep interest in school shootings and online radicalization.

Raitanen¹,

Oksanen²

2019

Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

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“…The Internet has played a role in school shootings since the 1999 Columbine massacre. School shooters have been inspired by the previous shootings and shooters, as well as by the media’s portrayals of them (Bondü & Scheithauer, 2012; Kiilakoski & Oksanen, 2011; Larkin, 2009; Robertz & Wickenhäuser, 2010). The perpetrators have used the Internet and social media to attract followings and to communicate their ideas and ideologies to the public by uploading videos and texts prior to their attacks (Böckler & Seeger, 2013; Kiilakoski & Oksanen, 2011; Larkin, 2007, 2009; Paton, 2012; Sandberg, Oksanen, Berntzen, & Kiilakoski, 2014).…”

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Global Online Subculture Surrounding School Shootings

Raitanen

Oksanen

2018

American Behavioral Scientist

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This study is grounded in extensive online ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with 22 people who expressed a deep interest in school shootings. Such people form a global online subculture; they share common interests and find the same cultural objects important. Media accounts of school shootings have fueled this subculture; its members participate in the recreation and circulation of online media content and give new meanings to that content. We found that people deeply interested in school shootings do not form a homogenous group, and they are divided to four subgroups within the subculture based on members' focus and interest: researchers, fan girls, Columbiners and copycats. Out of these, copycats are the only subgroup explicitly interested in replicating the acts, although subgroup membership can overlap, and members can move from one subgroup to another. Beyond copycats, other subgroups also participate in giving perpetrators fame and circulate reasons for the shootings. These accounts may influence future perpetrators.

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The Role of Media Content in the Genesis of School Shootings: The Contemporary Discussion

Sitzer

2012

School Shootings

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Der Riss in der Tafel

Cited by 21 publications

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Deep interest in school shootings and online radicalization.

Deep interest in school shootings and online radicalization.

Global Online Subculture Surrounding School Shootings

The Role of Media Content in the Genesis of School Shootings: The Contemporary Discussion

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