User:Hinrichs23/Active shooter training

Article Draft
Outline for School shooter training


 * 1) School shooter training
 * 2) Drills/Training
 * 3) ALICE
 * 4) Multi-option
 * 5) Effectiveness\
 * 6) Possible Causes to School Shootings
 * 7) Police Responses
 * 8) Uvalde.
 * 9) Media Coverage?
 * 10) How are the shootings covered in the news?
 * 11) How long are they covered?
 * 12) How detailed are they?
 * 13) Do certain shootings get more attention then others?

School shooter training
Schools have changed the way they approach the possibility of an active shooter entering the building. The different strategies that students and staff used at the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, made significant difference in the of injuries. It can be concluded that the more resistance that the staff and students used, the less likely the shooter could enter the room. For example, the room of fourteen people that gave the active shooter no resistance on entry had ten fatalities and two injuries, so a total of 85.7% of people in the room, while the room of twelve people that had a strong barricade of a table and body weight only had the one injury with zero fatalities, totaling to 8.3% of the room. This further solidifies that it is more effective to give an active shooter resistance on entry than to give no resistance at all. However, the room of nineteen people that gave a weak barricade of just a table in front of the door suffered twelve fatalities and six injuries, which totals to 94.8% of the people in the room. This could have been do to there being more people in the room, or it could've been due to any frustration that could've been caused by resistance that the shooter experienced. This however cannot be concluded as the shooter took his own life after the incident.

Possible Causes

The most common questions people ask after a school shooting has occurred is "Why would this happen?" and there is no specific answer that can cover all the incidents. Many people have attempted to connect mental illness to the cause of the issue at hand. . '''MORE! Types of mental illness? Ages? genders? types of offenses? is there any distinguishing between school shootings and other mass shootings? I feel like you HAVE to address bullying as a cause, don't you?'''

Police Responses

Over the time that school shootings have taken place (what is that time? have they always happened?  have they increased? cite), there have been some incidents of law enforcement response time not living up to what is expected of them. For example, video from the school shooting in Uvalde, TX showed officers waiting in the halls as the active shooter was making his way through the building and harming young students. The video footage that revealed this to the public sparked outrage amongst the community as people demanded answers as to why law enforcement would allow young children to become victims to such a horrific incident. (cite). '''MORE! Are there other, similar, times when LE has hesitated/not responded?''' (CITE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmUYXpZ1uJc&ab_channel=WFAA to talk about the Nashville shooting vs the Uvalde shootings with Douglas Deaton, CITE https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/us/nashville-uvalde-police-body-camera-response/index.html to talk more in detail about the differences, Link Nashville shooting wiki page).

Media Coverage

Media plays a large part when it comes to school shootings (How? describe). There have been times where social media posts have assisted law enforcement in the prevention of school shootings (describe more and cite). There are many examples that could showcase the negativity that people tend to lean towards when it comes to talking about school shootings (what do you mean by this? Is there "positive thinking" when it comes to school shooters??  Are you talking about punishing school shooters and the public's belief that they should...get the death penalty?  life in prison?  or are there other ways media coverage shifts how we think about school shooters?  Do we think they happen more or less frequently because of media coverage?  Do we think they are more or less of a problem?  Do we think they are symptomatic of problems in schools?  Does this shape how we think we should respond to school shootings (i.e. arming teachers)?). For example, A journal from the International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology states that there is "No Hope for the Future" when it comes to mental illnesses in youth that receive lifetime punishments.