318 - Gun Violence Prevention: What a Study of Mass Shootings Tells Us About How to Prevent Them

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mass shootings are very rare, but they receive a lot of media attention and have enormous social costs. Guest host</span> <strong>Dr. Daniel Webster</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy, talks with</span> <strong>Dr. Jillian Peterson</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">from Hamline University and</span> <strong>Dr. James Densley</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">from Metropolitan State University about The Violence Project, research that collects data about the life history of mass shooters and their psychological profiles. They discuss what they’ve learned, how this research can inform interventions, and why evidence suggests that many of the ways we’re currently trying to prevent violence are all wrong.</span></p>