Amazon p shavaun scott the minds of mass killers

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource to Understanding Mass Shootings and How to Fix the Problems
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021

I ordered this directly from the publisher. I found it to be very thoroughly researched. The author also has had experience in working with criminal psychology. There are sections explaining the parts of this issue. The history of these events. The progression of how it happens. Who is most likely to commit these crimes and why it happens. It is a hopeful book because it breaks this complex problem down into pieces and explains it clearly so it can be changed. Like the subtitle says, interrupting the pathway to violence. Anyone who wishes to understand and then change the direction of increased mass killings needs to read this book. The book will help you understand the different pieces of what create this problem. More importantly it gives solutions to help fix this problem. The book is easy to read but it is dense with information that is necessary to understand the complexity of the issue. She had excellent research citing with the source material listed in the chapter notes and bibliography at the end.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2022

The mass killing in Buffalo happened shortly after I read this superb book. Thanks to Scott’s clear and thoughtful book, I really understood exactly what was going on. The media reports filled out the details, but the shooter exactly fit the profile and followed the stages articulated in this book. The author’s analysis of narcissism and grievance or injustice collecting is particularly interesting.

This book is not a political polemic. It is a carefully researched analysis of the risk factors associated with mass killings. The author also makes reasonable recommendations on how to deal with the underlying issues. Her identification of a six-stage Pathway to Violence is a major contribution to thinking about mass killers.

The subject is grim, but we are going to keep seeing these kinds of mass killings until we address the underlying issues. These include ideas about the role of anonymity on social media, the lack of mental health services available to people at risk, and the influence of the NRA in enabling a dangerous gun culture. These are contentious issues and Scott deals with them in a thoughtful way supported by data and analysis.

The subtitle of this book is “Understanding and Interrupting the Pathway to Violence.” Scott has certainly succeeded in writing a book that leads to understanding. I hope that the author’s suggestions about how to interrupt and prevent mass killings will receive the attention they deserve.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2022

This book is full of well researched and comprehensive information. From case studies to psychological explanations to plans of action, this book has everything one needs to understand the minds of mass killers and a detailed plan of action to deter and intervene the path of violence. Highly recommend!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 28, 2022

The two greatest takeaways for me from this book were that many mass murderers gather grievances, making lists of who has wronged them, and that many plan their attacks for a considerable amounts of time - these are not crimes of passion. There's also a whole weird "can you beat the high score of previous mass murders?" mentality. In this well-researched work, some extremely strange bits surface, e.g., google "A neo-Nazi converted to Islam and killed 2 roommates for ‘disrespecting’ his faith" to see one example noted in the book.

All in all there's good, solid information throughout. I also appreciate the approach that none of the mass murderers are named, since a major goal of many of them is fame and name recognition. The text is generally engaging and well written, and the Afterword is particularly moving.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2022

The title says it all. You can’t prevent what you don’t understand. This book breaks down the problem by historical references as well case studies to aid all those in making decisions in determining and preventing those from committing these heinous acts against their community.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 30, 2021

Well laid out and extremely well documented roadmap to start eradicating the scourge of school mass murderers.

Plenty of sources listed to help turn the tables.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 2021

This book is full of facts and information that filled in the blanks for me. Most of the information was new and I found the parts about the brain and crime very interesting. I'm actually still studying it and will use it for future reference. It's definitely informative and interesting.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2022

To grapple with the almost daily mass shootings in America, we all need to educate ourselves by reading this book. P. Shavaun Scott brilliantly spells out the facts of many of the horrifying events, as well, as risk factors we should all be attending to for real change and a stop to these catastrophic acts.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 29, 2021

I found this book extremely enlightening and informative about a subject that is on the minds of many - mass killings have become all too commonplace in our society. Our world has become fraught with many anxiety-provoking trends. This book provides an in-depth look at how mass killings come to pass and what we can do to interrupt the process. It is empowering to understand the origins and the solutions for such a horrifying series of events. And now that schools are often the setting for this violence, we all are even more invested in finding out why and how they take place and what we can do about it. This is clearly and comprehensively presented by P. Shavaun Scott, an experienced therapist with much time spent analyzing the minds and habits of mass killers. This is a book that can help the progress we all want toward reducing and hopefully eliminating this societal threat. It behooves us all to become informed on this subject.