Essays about: "school shootings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words school shootings.

  1. 1. Gun violence and school achievement: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ellinor Stensson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Gun violence; Educational outcomes; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper examines how educational outcomes in grade six are affected by gun violence that occurs in proximity to primary schools in Sweden. With geo-referenced data on gun violence over the period between 2018 and 2022, the thesis geographically matches spatial data on 1,811 shootings with national test results in mathematics and background data on 2,304 Swedish primary schools. READ MORE

  3. 2. Segregation & territorial stigma : A case study of Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tobias Persson; [2021]
    Keywords : Segregation; Political discourse; Violence; Suburbs; Media; Botkyrka; Case study; Challenges; Stigmatising; Exemplifying; Criminal gangs; Car burnings; Shootings.;

    Abstract : Segregation is increasing in Sweden, and the political discourse about violence in Swedish suburbs has intensified dramatically throughout the last years. Segregated areas are often described as dangerous areas with a lot of insecurities. In this paper, I´m going to present a case study of Botkyrka municipality which is in south Stockholm. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Client-Server Solution for Detecting Guns in School Environment using Deep Learning Techniques

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Johan Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : machine learning; gun detection; tensorflow; server; client; training; school shootings; school environment; gun control; SSD; RetinaNet; transfer learning; AI; surveillance; IP; network; camera; Axis; Communications;

    Abstract : With the progress of deep learning methods the last couple of years, object detection related tasks are improving rapidly. Using object detection for detecting guns in schools remove the need for human supervision and hopefully reduces police response time. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Client-Server Solution for Detecting Guns in School Environment using Deep Learning Techniques

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Johan Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : machine learning; gun detection; tensorflow; server; client; training; school shootings; school environment; gun control; SSD; RetinaNet; transfer learning; AI; surveillance; IP; network; camera; Axis; Communications;

    Abstract : Att använda maskininlärning för att detektera vapen eliminerar en konstant mänsklig övervakning, vilket också kan leda till en lägre responstid till polis. I den här rapporten undersöks hur en vapendetektor kan konstrueras och byggas som en del av en klient-server-lösning. .. READ MORE

  6. 5. Culture and Masculinity in American School Shootings: Reviewing Evidence from Multi-Victim School Shootings

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Katri Ilona Maria Keskinen; [2018]
    Keywords : School shootings; Cultural marginalisation; Masculinity; United States; Culture; Criminology;

    Abstract : American school shootings have received a lot of media, public and academic attention within the last two decades. Still, reasons behind the shocking events lie undiscovered. Although individual factors have been widely examined, researchers are yet to find commonalities. READ MORE