What Effect does Ideological Extremism have on Mass Shootings? An Assessment of Motivational Inconsistencies, Risk Profiles, and Attack Behaviors
What Effect does Ideological Extremism have on Mass Shootings? An Assessment of Motivational Inconsistencies, Risk Profiles, and Attack Behaviors
Adam Lankford Jason R. Silva a Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USAb Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, USAAdam Lankford is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama. He is the author of two books and many peer-reviewed studies on criminal behavior. His findings have been published in a variety of scientific journals and cited by The White House, by every major media outlet in the United States, and by international media from more than 40 countries.Jason R. Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at William Paterson University. Silva’s research examines mass shootings, terrorism, school violence, and mass media. His recent publications have appeared in Justice Quarterly, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Homicide Studies, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, and Journal of Policing, Intelligence, and Counter Terrorism.