Twenty-six people (20 students between the ages of 6 and 7 years old and six adults) were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School by 20-year-old Adam Lanza in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14 2012. At some point before Adam went to Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigators believed that he killed his mother, Nancy Lanza. Before living the house Adam stole three guns (A semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle, Pistols and a Sig Sauer) and then proceeded into the elementary school, according to law enforcement officials he was wearing black fatigues and a military vest. Earlier that year the principal of the school, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, had ordered a new security system that would require visitors to be visibly identified and buzzed
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What is known is the shooter had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life, as well as the ability to interact with others. What contribution this made to the shooting, if any at all, is unknown because mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have indicated this future behaviour. However, a teacher told investigators that “In all my years of experience, I have known (redacted) grade boys to talk about things like this, but Adam’s level of violence was disturbing.” The teacher added “Adam’s creative writing was so graphic that it could not be shared”. He was familiar with and had …show more content…
The fact that he would not allow anyone into his room or house, proves that he was a loner. These are all aspects of the case that sociologist would focus on the most. That being said, phycologists would focus more on his mental state. Asking questions such as: How did his mental health affect his well being? What childhood experiences may have lead to his crime? While this view might seem more relevant it only focuses on his mental state. Meaning that the phycologists would not be seeing the big picture. Yes, Adam had a mental illness, this being said lots of people with this mental illness do not shoot and kill children. The mental illness was not the driving force behind this crime merely, a piece of why this crime was committed. On the other hand, anthropologist, would look at this crime and focus on how the media affected
What is known is the shooter had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life, as well as the ability to interact with others. What contribution this made to the shooting, if any at all, is unknown because mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have indicated this future behaviour. However, a teacher told investigators that “In all my years of experience, I have known (redacted) grade boys to talk about things like this, but Adam’s level of violence was disturbing.” The teacher added “Adam’s creative writing was so graphic that it could not be shared”. He was familiar with and had …show more content…
The fact that he would not allow anyone into his room or house, proves that he was a loner. These are all aspects of the case that sociologist would focus on the most. That being said, phycologists would focus more on his mental state. Asking questions such as: How did his mental health affect his well being? What childhood experiences may have lead to his crime? While this view might seem more relevant it only focuses on his mental state. Meaning that the phycologists would not be seeing the big picture. Yes, Adam had a mental illness, this being said lots of people with this mental illness do not shoot and kill children. The mental illness was not the driving force behind this crime merely, a piece of why this crime was committed. On the other hand, anthropologist, would look at this crime and focus on how the media affected