Selina E.M. Kerr

Selina E. M. Kerr, Ph.D., is a criminologist and researcher working in the United Kingdom. She has recently published a book exploring the gun-related policy responses to school shootings in the United States. Other research areas of interest include solutions to reduce gun violence, threat assessment, emergency management and communication procedures during active shooter incidents and representations of violence in television shows.

Publications

Emergency Management and Communication Improvements: Changing the Landscape of School Safety
Emergency Management and Communication Improvements: Changing the Landscape of School Safety
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2023. 21 pages.
“Active shooter” events are amongst the most dangerous an educational institution can face. Planning for emergencies like this can, to some extent, mitigate the level of harm...
Misogynistic Males: Mass Murders, the Incel Subculture, and Ways to Assess Risk
Misogynistic Males: Mass Murders, the Incel Subculture, and Ways to Assess Risk
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2023. 16 pages.
Scholars have begun to identify the links between incidents of mass murder and misogynistic behaviors. From the 2014 Isla Vista campus shootings in California through to an...
“What We Need Is Bullet Control”: Could Regulation of Bullets Reduce Mass Shootings?
“What We Need Is Bullet Control”: Could Regulation of Bullets Reduce Mass Shootings?
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2023. 15 pages.
Following high-profile mass shootings in the United States, there are policy debates about gun regulation; yet, for the most part, these stall. This chapter suggests that an...
Examining Gun Regulations, Warning Behaviors, and Policies to Prevent Mass Shootings
Examining Gun Regulations, Warning Behaviors, and Policies to Prevent Mass Shootings
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2021. 196 pages.
Mass shootings have become more prevalent in the past few decades, especially within the United States. Whilst the United States has suffered from hundreds of mass shootings over...
Mitigating Mass Violence and Managing Threats in Contemporary Society
Mitigating Mass Violence and Managing Threats in Contemporary Society
Gordon A. Crews, Mary Ann Markey, Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2021. 396 pages.
In a decade that has seen the rise of far-right extremism, Western countries still face myriad threats of mass violence, including terrorism. Of particular concern is the...
Misogynistic Males: Mass Murders, the Incel Subculture, and Ways to Assess Risk
Misogynistic Males: Mass Murders, the Incel Subculture, and Ways to Assess Risk
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2021. 16 pages.
Scholars have begun to identify the links between incidents of mass murder and misogynistic behaviors. From the 2014 Isla Vista campus shootings in California through to an...
Exploring the Phenomenon of Mass Murder in Public Places
Exploring the Phenomenon of Mass Murder in Public Places
Selina E.M. Kerr, Mary Ann Markey. © 2020. 34 pages.
In 2017, fifty-eight individuals attending an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas were shot and killed, whilst hundreds more were injured. In this chapter, the authors explore...
“What We Need Is Bullet Control”: Could Regulation of Bullets Reduce Mass Shootings?
“What We Need Is Bullet Control”: Could Regulation of Bullets Reduce Mass Shootings?
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2020. 15 pages.
Following high-profile mass shootings in the United States, there are policy debates about gun regulation; yet, for the most part, these stall. This chapter suggests that an...
A Threat Assessment Model for Posts in The Online Sphere
A Threat Assessment Model for Posts in The Online Sphere
Selina E.M. Kerr, Mary Ann O'Grady. © 2019. 14 pages.
Since it has been suggested that social media offers an unprecedented view into the mindset of “persons of concern” with regards to mass shooters, this research study focuses on...
Emergency Management and Communication Improvements: Changing the Landscape of School Safety
Emergency Management and Communication Improvements: Changing the Landscape of School Safety
Selina E.M. Kerr. © 2019. 20 pages.
“Active shooter” events are amongst the most dangerous an educational institution can face. Planning for emergencies like this can, to some extent, mitigate the level of harm...