School shootings in Russia vs. the United States: new reality, key similarities and differences
Journal: GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY ARCHIVES
Year: 2022

Objectives: School shootings were once considered a uniquely American phenomenon. However, over the last decade, the incidence of these violent attacks has spiked around the globe. In particular, recent reports from Russia have demonstrated a worrying increase in the number of school shootings despite efforts to implement policies to prevent them. The aims of this report are (1) to discuss the genesis of school mass murders in the context of cumulative strain theory, and (2) to analyze the scope