Conceptual Confusion: An Examination of the Definitional Debates of Mass Shootings Using NIBRS
Published online on November 11, 2025
Abstract
Crime & Delinquency, Ahead of Print.
Despite being a major social problem in the United States, there is no consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting. Historically defined as four or more people killed within 24 hours, recent studies have counted injuries and used various minimum victim ...
Despite being a major social problem in the United States, there is no consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting. Historically defined as four or more people killed within 24 hours, recent studies have counted injuries and used various minimum victim ...