Why Kids Kill Format: Paperback

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist whose research on school shooters has received international recognition. His book, Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters, was named an OutstandingAcademic Title and was translated into German, Dutch, and Finnish. His work has been cited in congressional testimony on Capitol Hill and he has been interviewed by the New York Times, The Today Show, 20/20, Nightline, Fox, CNN, the BBC, and over 300 other news outlets in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. After the Sandy Hook attack, the CEO of theAmerican Psychological Association presented Dr. Langman's recommendations on school safety to President Obama. He has presented at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, been hired by Homeland Security to train professionals in the United States, and recruited by the State Department to speak to international audiences. He serves on the advisory board of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association and is a research consultant with Police Foundation. In 2013 he served on the Pennsylvania Joint State Government's Advisory Committee on Violence Prevention, and he is a member of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's Interpersonal Violence Committee. Hi sarticles have appeared in American Behavioral Scientist, Aggression and Violent Behavior, the Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention, the Journal of Health Service Psychology, and Forensic Digest. He maintains the largest online collection of materials relating to school shooters at schoolshooters.info, including over 400 documents totaling 60,000 pages. His latest book is School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators.