The Inquisitr Was Mass Murderer James Holmes Mentally Ill Or Seeking Revenge? Experts Disagree Is a mass murderer like James Holmes, the suspect in the shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater that killed 12 people and wounded 59 others, mentally ill or simply seeking revenge for perceived wrongs? Experts who study the motivation of mass murderers disagree on the answer. According to James Alan Fox, a criminal justice […]
Boston.com Accused mass killer: Over-exposed With the movie theater massacre days in the past and the booby-traps discovered at the suspect’s apartment having been disarmed, the media has turned its focus on assembling a clear picture of the 24-year-old man who the police say caused so much pain to so many. The race is on to locate sources — neighbors, […]
Can We Prevent the Next Mass Murder? In the aftermath of last Friday morning’s massacre at an Aurora Colorado cinema, everybody wants to know how we might prevent the occurrence of future mass killings in public places. The fact that the murderer chose to get revenge in a crowded theater makes members of the public feel very insecure. After all, individuals go […]
NBC News Will Colorado shootings suspect James Eagan Holmes ever face trial? When James Eagan Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shootings, enters court for the first time Monday, he will be taking the first step in a long legal journey likely to center on two issues: Is he competent to stand trial? And will prosecutors seek the death penalty? James Alan Fox, a criminal […]
CBS News Colorado theater shooting was “a well-planned execution,” criminal justice expert James Alan Fox says So far, we know very little about James Holmes, the 24-year old former PhD student who is suspected of opening fire in a Colorado movie theater early Friday morning. But according to current criminal justice expert James Alan Fox, much of what has already come out about his alleged attack coincides with details about previous […]
thestar.com Hot temperatures linked to more violent crime, researchers say Hot tempers and hot weather — playwrights sensed the connection and made poetry of it. And it’s playing out again this week on our bloody streets. For more than 100 years social scientists have researched and recorded it so that it is now almost a commonplace: aggression and violence increase as the temperature rises. James […]
‘Dark Knight’ Shooting: Mass Murder Up, Even While Gun Violence Down The shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” Friday underscored a chilling trend: While gun violence has plummeted over the decades, mass murder has increased slightly. Shooting massacres do not mirror the more volatile statistical curve of individual gun violence. Recent incidents — such as the shooting at a […]
WebMD Violent Shootings: Are There Warning Signs? In the wake of the Colorado movie theater shootings — with a 24-year-old gunman allegedly opening fire during a screening of the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, leaving many dead and wounded — many Americans may wonder whether a shooter can be spotted before they commit a violent act. Are there signs, symptoms, a […]
NECN Broadside: The Colo. Shootings Jack Levin, a professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University, joins Jim to talk about the Colorado shootings.
Massachusetts loses 2,600 jobs; unemployment rate at 6 percent The Massachusetts economy lost jobs for the first time in seven months in June, reflecting a sharp slowdown as looming uncertainties about the economic crisis in Europe and political gridlock in the United States make employers cautious to hire. “The state’s economy is still growing, but it’s also slowing,” said Northeastern University economics professor Alan […]
The Chicago Tribune Nippon Sharyo opens rail car plant in Illinois New Japanese plant in Rochelle promises to bring jobs to state, 160 rail cars to Metra. Joan Fitzgerald, co-author of the report “Reviving the U.S. Rail and Transit Industry: Investments and Job Creation,” said that in deciding when to use subsidies, states should require companies to buy parts and other products locally to create additional […]
‘Ocean Frontiers’ at Marine Science Center July 24 The third and final film in the Northeastern University Marine Science Center’s 2012 Cinema by the Sea program, “Ocean Frontiers,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at 430 Nahant Road.