The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic

This examination of mass shootings in America urges evidence-based strategies to prevent these tragedies. The Violence Project, founded by special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley, provides new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence.

Frustrated by ineffective policy conversations, they created the first database of mass shooters, examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of over 170 perpetrators. They’ve interviewed perpetrators, survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and leading experts to gain firsthand insights into the real stories behind these crimes, rather than sensationalized media narratives. Instead of offering thoughts and prayers, Peterson and Densley share data-driven solutions for individual, community, and national action to end these modern tragedies.

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