Browsing: School Shootings

Q&A

In a conversation with The Crime Report, Jaclyn Schildkraut describes what a successful and safe lockdown drill looks like, how the research conducted by her, and others, shows both their benefit and effectiveness, and why the current conversation on the subject has been hijacked by extreme opinions on both sides — to the detriment of children’s safety everywhere.

Gregory Vecchi, Ph.D. the Director of Training for an active shooter preparedness system, SafeDefend and formerly the Chief of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, has focused on active killer situations for the past 15 years including during his time in the FBI as a hostage negotiator. Vecchi sat down with The Crime Report to discuss misconceptions both law enforcement and the general public have when it comes to active shooter prevention and response. 

Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation’s history. David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, discusses the relative rarity of school shooters under age 10 and the likely aftermath of the event.