Product Description: In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most “family friendly” American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to be the spontaneous acts of disconnected teens, but this important book argues that the roots of violence are deeply entwined in the communities themselves...read more

The first study to examine violence in small towns and suburbs uses interviews with more than two hundred people to challenge the 'loner theory' and illuminate the role of parents, communities, and schools in missing the warning signs.