Research and Fact Sheets

Smart Investments for Safer Schools  (Dec. 2018)
The history of policy responses to the most catastrophic U.S. public school shootings, how policies to harden schools have not been proven productive, and a report on the growing school security industry 

Sandy Hook Promise: Gun Violence in America Fact Sheet Average 2003-2013 (May 2013)
Info chart of gun violence facts in America from 2003-2013

Sixteen Facts about Gun Violence and School Shootings (2020)
Sandy Hook Promise resource of school shooting facts 

Gun Violence in America (2018-2019)
Links for fact sheets, reports and infographics on gun violence in America  

Murray State University- Gun Violence: An Escalating Act of Terror (Spring 2018)
Explores different reasons for the increase in gun violence in schools and other public places. Covers factors such as mental illness, political views, the effect of media, and gun laws. 

Sandy Hook Promise: Gun Violence In America Fact Sheet
Gun Violence in America fact sheet 

In Texas School Shooting, 10 dead, 10 Hurt and Many Surprised (May 2018)
Report on Texas high school shooting- Santa Fe High School 
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Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (2020)
Work group findings and recommendations on background checks, gun violence prevention of various nature, and an overview of newly passed state regulation for Pennsylvania

A Look at the Value of Active Shooter Drills in Schools 
Audio file of the "A look at the Value of Active Shooter Drills in School" provided by the Secret Service

Stakeholder Perceptions of Gun Violence Perpetrated by Young Men (2018)
This paper looks at three districts of low socio-economic status and interviews stakeholders and the factors that play into their perceptions of turning to gun violence.

NASP: Social Media and School Crises: Brief Facts and Tips 2016 
Fact Sheet released by National Association of School Psychologists going over facts and tips of social media as well as the crisis’s they create

K-12 School Shooting Database (Center for Homeland Defense and Security and FEMA)
Highlight of the K-12 School Shooting Database

Violent Threats and Incidents in Schools: An Analysis of the 2018-2019 School Year (2018-2019)
​Report on violent threats and incidents in schools. Includes key statistics on tracked instances, types of threats, and threat occurrence

Mass Shootings Transform how America talks, prayers, prepares 
Explains how mass shootings affect people and society.

One Small Town’s Response to a School Shooting  (June 2018)
Personal accounts from the Marshall County high school shooting