Tag: Parkland school shooting
Today’s youth reject capitalism, but what do they want to replace...
Joseph Blasi, Rutgers University and Douglas L. Kruse, Rutgers University
Today’s youth are increasingly unhappy with the way their elders are running the world.
Their...
School resource officers can prevent tragedies, but training is key
Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
Despite legitimate concerns about the effects of placing school resource officers in the nation’s schools, the reality is having these...
Why mental health treatment is not an easy solution to violence
Sarah Desmarais, North Carolina State University
In the wake of mass shootings and other tragedies, a frequent refrain is: Why don’t we get those dangerous...
School shooters: What can law enforcement do to stop them?
James Jacobs, New York University
Could police have stopped Nikolas Cruz before he walked into Parkland High School and massacred 17 students and teachers with...
When can you buy a gun, vote or be sentenced to...
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University
Societies have long grappled with where to draw the chronological age boundary between adolescence and adulthood. The United States stands apart...
The hidden threat of teacher stress
Brandis M. Ansley, Georgia State University; Joel Meyers, Georgia State University; Kate McPhee, Georgia State University, and Kris Varjas, Georgia State University
When a traumatic...
Mental illness and gun laws: What you may not know about...
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, the same debates...
Why Trump’s idea to arm teachers may miss the mark
Aimee Huff, Oregon State University and Michelle Barnhart, Oregon State University
President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers has sparked substantial public debate.
As researchers of...