By this point in the week, we can determine that there is no single causal facto

by Caaltu · June 14, 2024

By this point in the week, we can determine that there is no single causal factor, and there is no definitive psychological profile that can help us find the next school shooter. What we do know, are those principles of Equifinality and Multifinality. We are going to identify factors that we have explored this week that we have identified as risk factors correlated with shooting. Please watch the video below.

Now that you have listened to his story, please identify risk factors in this man’s past that might have placed him at a predisposition for becoming a school shooter. Please be sure that you identify at least three risk factors and explain why they placed him at higher risk of doing what he nearly did.
What does he say about how he was saved? What does this tell us about what can prevent school shootings?
Use some of the principles we discussed this week, such as sociometric status, developmental psychopathology, or the criminalization of mental health via the school-to-prison pipeline as you reference what he is saying. You do not need to use them all, but I would like you to identify one and incorporate it into your answer.