Similarities between copycat mass shooters and their role models: An empirical analysis with implications for threat assessment and violence prevention
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102316
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Public mass shootings; Active shootings; Copycat effects; Contagion; Media coverage;All these keywords.
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