TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender-Based Mass Shootings
T2 - An Examination of Attacks Motivated by Grievances Against Women
AU - Silva, Jason R.
AU - Capellan, Joel A.
AU - Schmuhl, Margaret A.
AU - Mills, Colleen E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - This study provides a quantitative examination of gender-based mass shootings in America from 1966–2018. Gender-based mass shootings refer to attacks motivated by grievances against women, divided into four categories based on a specific woman or women in general, as well as whether they directly target the source of their grievances. Findings indicate that specific woman–targeted shooters were the most common and significantly different from their counterparts in their domestic violence history, racial diversity, and engagement in spree attacks. When comparing all gender-based attacks against other mass shootings, significant differences include relationship status, children, domestic violence history, substance abuse history, and suicide. This investigation provides implications for gender and mass shooting scholars, as well as practitioners developing strategies for intervention and prevention.
AB - This study provides a quantitative examination of gender-based mass shootings in America from 1966–2018. Gender-based mass shootings refer to attacks motivated by grievances against women, divided into four categories based on a specific woman or women in general, as well as whether they directly target the source of their grievances. Findings indicate that specific woman–targeted shooters were the most common and significantly different from their counterparts in their domestic violence history, racial diversity, and engagement in spree attacks. When comparing all gender-based attacks against other mass shootings, significant differences include relationship status, children, domestic violence history, substance abuse history, and suicide. This investigation provides implications for gender and mass shooting scholars, as well as practitioners developing strategies for intervention and prevention.
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801220981154
DO - 10.1177/1077801220981154
M3 - Article
C2 - 33471636
AN - SCOPUS:85099769995
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 27
SP - 2163
EP - 2186
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 12-13
ER -