TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fast,Jonathan
TI  - Ceremonial violence: a psychological explanation of school shootings 
SN  - 9781590200476
AV  - LB3013.32 .F443 2008
U1  - 371.7/82 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Woodstock, N.Y.
PB  - Overlook Press
KW  - School violence
KW  - United States
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Youth and violence
KW  - School shootings
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999
N1  - Contents:  An overview -- Case 1. Brenda Spencer: malignant narcissism -- Case 2. Wayne Lo: identity confusion -- Case 3. Evan Ramsey: childhood abuse -- Case 4. Luke Woodham: socialization into extreme violence -- Case 5. Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: the shooting and the aftermath: grieving after an SR shooting -- Reducing the incidence of SR shootings and school violence
N2  - Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. In additon to these cases, Fast provides a detailed, clear narrative of the Columbine shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sociology, and neurology that contribute to the homicidal mindset, Fast offers us a means of understanding and coming to terms with these tragedies.--From publisher description
ER  -