Rashomon Effect
Types of Shootings
Effects of School Shootings
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What is the origin of the Rashomon effect?
The title of a 1951 Japanese film. That includes 4 characters witnessing crime but later describe the crime in different and contradictory ways.
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What are the motives for a government shooting? Give a hypothetical example.
Response to student protest or riot behavior, often in response to a crisis of government legitimacy.
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After the 1999 Columbine shootings, did the perspective of the American students aged 12-17 drastically changed?
No, the fear of victimization did not significantly change.
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What are the 2 causes of the Rashomon Effect?
1) the mass media has reported different results than what's seen in social science research 2) Different scholarly viewpoints stemming from the variety of cases examined
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What are the differences between a rampage shooting and a mass murder shooting?
In a rampage shooting, the student has an affiliation with the school while with mass murders, the student is a non-member and typically an adult perpetrator.
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For what groups of students did the fear of victimization changed after the 1999 Columbine shooting?
Secondary school students in Texas and female university students.
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