Treating Shootings & Gun-Related Violence

Office of the New York State

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-Office of the New York State Attorney General Letitia James. (October 18, 2022). Investigative Report on the role of online platforms in the tragic mass shooting in Buffalo on May 14, 2022. Office of the New York State, 6-9.

Update
Terrorism and the Internet:
How Dangerous is Online Radicalization?

- Binder, J. F., & Kenyon, J. (2022). Terrorism and the internet: How dangerous is online radicalization?. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 997390.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Hammarlund, R., Crapanzano, K., McGovern, J., Le, T., Xu, S., Reinovsky, J., & Affuembey, M. (2020). Shooter mental illness status and language use in online articles about mass shootings. Stigma and Health, 5(2), 225–229.

Raitanen, J., & Oksanen, A. (2019). Deep interest in school shootings and online radicalization. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 6(3-4), 159–172.

Shortland, N., & McGarry, P. (2022). The personality and propaganda puzzle: Exploring the effect of personality on exposure to extremist content online. Psychology of Violence, 12(1), 1–10.

Online Continuing Education QUESTION 16
On, online platforms, the Buffalo shooter found a community of hate that warped his worldview with racist conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and cult worshipping of past mass murderers. What online platforms were investigated by the Office of the New York State Attorney General to have been used in some way to spread graphic content arising from the shooting? To select and enter your answer go to CEU Test.