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*They have been physically abused at home.

*The Copycat Effect (the shooter might have been inspired by previous school shootings and wish to emulate them)

== Typology ==

Dr. Peter F. Langman, an expert on school shooters, provides the following typology for rampage school shooters:

# Traumatized School Shooters: This category consists of shooters who come from broken homes. Shooters from this category are likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused. Dr. Langman found that all of the subjects from his study sample who fell into this category had at least one parent with a history of substance abuse, and one parents who had been incarcerated. Shooters in this category include [[Evan Ramsey]], [[Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden|Mitchell Johnson]], and [[Jefferey Weise]].

# Psychotic School Shooters: School shooters from this category come from intact families and have no history of abuse or parental substance abuse or incarceration. These shooters exhibit signs of schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder, including paranoid delusions, delusions of grandeur, and auditory hallucinations. Shooters in this category include [[Kip Kinkel]], [[Michael Carneal]], and [[Andrew Wurst]].

# Psychopathic School Shooters: Shooters who fall into this category also come from intact families. They demonstrate signs of narcissism, a lack of empathy, a lack of conscience, and sadistic behavior. Shooters in this category include [[Eric Harris]], [[Andrew Golden]], and [[Robert Poulin]].

==Examples==

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 *They have been physically abused at home.
 *The Copycat Effect (the shooter might have been inspired by previous school shootings and wish to emulate them)
+== Typology ==
+Dr. Peter F. Langman, an expert on school shooters, provides the following typology for rampage school shooters:
+# Traumatized School Shooters: This category consists of shooters who come from broken homes. Shooters from this category are likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused. Dr. Langman found that all of the subjects from his study sample who fell into this category had at least one parent with a history of substance abuse, and one parents who had been incarcerated. Shooters in this category include [[Evan Ramsey]], [[Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden|Mitchell Johnson]], and [[Jefferey Weise]].
+# Psychotic School Shooters: School shooters from this category come from intact families and have no history of abuse or parental substance abuse or incarceration. These shooters exhibit signs of schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder, including paranoid delusions, delusions of grandeur, and auditory hallucinations. Shooters in this category include [[Kip Kinkel]], [[Michael Carneal]], and [[Andrew Wurst]].
+# Psychopathic School Shooters: Shooters who fall into this category also come from intact families. They demonstrate signs of narcissism, a lack of empathy, a lack of conscience, and sadistic behavior. Shooters in this category include [[Eric Harris]], [[Andrew Golden]], and [[Robert Poulin]].
 ==Examples==