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K-12 School Shooting Database

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widely inclusive, open-source school shooting data

widely inclusive, open-source school shooting data widely inclusive, open-source school shooting data widely inclusive, open-source school shooting data

Documents when a gun is fired, brandished, or bullet hits school property.

Freakonomics Radio Ep 561: Interview with David Riedman

Podcasts

Freakonomics Radio Plus: The Only Person That Tracks Every U.S. School Shooting

Researcher David Riedman argues that every school shooting is the culmination of a long chain of failures. Could his database be the key to stopping them?


Listen the uncut full hour interview with Stephen Dubner and David Riedman. Portion of this interview was featured on Freakonomics Episode 561: How to Succeed at Failing.

New England Journal of Medicine

This podcast episode with David Riedman (K-12 School Shooting Database), Robin Cogan (National Association of School Nurses), and Dr. Cornelia Griggs (Mass General) peers into U.S. schools to examine a widespread but non–evidence-based approach to preparing children and staff for gun-violence incidents. 

Emergency Management Weekly

This episode's guest is David Riedman, researcher and creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database. We discuss the surprising realities around shootings and violence at schools that often go unreported in the media. How can emergency managers help schools be more proactive with safety planning and preparedness? 

National Public Radio 1A

On this episode, David Riedman is a guest to discuss a bipartisan gun legislation proposal and plans to ramp up funding for state red-flag laws, mental health resources, and “hardening schools”. Riedman provides commentary on what hardening schools involves and if the strategy actually prevents school shootings.

Peer Reviewed Research Methodology

 The K-12 SSDB includes detailed information about each incident, a reliability score that quantifies the dependability of the information, and the verified primary source citation(s) (e.g., newspaper article, court records, interviews, police reports) to allow for further academic research. The scope is widely inclusive to allow for a comprehensive view of the issue. 


Through the inclusion, rather than exclusion, of criteria that are cross-referenced, unfiltered, and agnostic, users can conduct more detailed analyses of gun violence in schools within their areas of interest from which to make better informed decisions about school safety.


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