Fast, Jonathan

Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage 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.

Examines the events that surround some of the tragic school shooting incidents that took place in the United States during the twentieth century, and discusses the cases of Brenda Spencer, Wayne Lo, Evan Ramsey, Luke Woodham, and others.