Mass shootings in America escalated between 2000-2013

* FBI study reports 160 incidents, 486 killed, 557 wounded.
* Has our changing culture created these mass shootings?
* What can be done to restore our values and attitudes?

* Our guest is violence threat assessment expert James S. Cawood.
* He is President of Factor One and can be contacted by email.

Podcast Time Stamps:

[03:55] – Mass shootings: mental health, gun control, or immigration.
[05:00] – Introduction of threat assessment expert Jim Cawood.
[08:20] — Discussion about FBI 2000-2013 active shooter study.
[11:00] — Mass shootings don’t seem connected to economic downturn.
[11:45] – Mass shootings connected to perception, narcissism, depression.
[13:00] — Changing psycho-social forces will affect rate of future incidents.
[16:00] — Until San Bernardino majority of mass shootings were not jihad.
[06:02] — Majority of mass shootings are committed by lone male shooter.
[18:30] – Will future mass shootings involve woman or be gender neutral?
[18:40] – Narcissism epidemic causes men to be wounded and reactive.
[21:30] – Are mass shootings linked to first person shooter video games?
[25:50] – Is media coverage contributing to mass shootings payoff?
[28:35] – Mass shootings are a psychological and sociological issues.

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FBI Active Shooter Study 2000 – 2013.

Show Notes — 025

* Mass shootings rose while single homicide rate has declined last decade.
* Timing of mass shootings has not coincided with downturn in economy.
* Rhythm of mass shootings involve perception, narcissism, or depression.
* Expectation of the public is that no mass shootings should occur.
* Since 2000 American mass shooters have been mostly homegrown.
* Female mass shootings are rare, but that may change in the future.
* Being poor or disadvantaged is not a indicator for mass shootings.
* Video games can produce pseudo-commando game-score mindset.
* Some mass killers study past acts of active shooters to best their score.
* Mass shootings view infamy as the most important time of their life.
* Violence occurs in cultures focused on individuals over group collective.

About our guest James S. Cawood

* Jim Cawood is President of Factor One, a California corporation specializing in threat assessment and management, violence risk assessment, behavioral analysis for more than 25 years.
* He is a practicing security consultant, licensed private investigator, and former police officer.
* He has successfully assessed and managed over 4500 violence related cases throughout North America.
* Mr. Cawood is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, holds a Masters degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and is a doctoral candidate in Psychology at Northcentral University.
* He has served on the faculties of Golden Gate University, in their Security Management degree program and the University of California, Santa Cruz extension, teaching Threat Management.
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