Ceremonial Violence

By Jonathan Fast

Subjects: School violence, School shootings, Case studies, Students, psychology, Psychological aspects, Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999, Columbine high school massacre, littleton, colo., 1999, Violence in adolescence, Social aspects, Youth and violence

Description: Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. In addition to these cases, Fast provides a detailed, clear narrative of the Columbine shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sociology, and neurology that contribute to the homicidal mindset, Fast offers us a means of understanding and coming to terms with these tragedies.--From publisher description.