Crime on Active Shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima: lessons and Preventive Measures

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Dithapart Borwornchai

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The purpose of this study was to 1) study the causes of crime after the shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima province and 2) recommend prevention measures. Forty-one people were selected for the in-depth interviews and focus group, including academics, media representatives, military personnel, police interrogators, stakeholders, and witnesses to the incident. Interview questions were used for the study and data were analyzed using descriptive and content analysis. The study found that the causes of rampage were stress, personality, authoritarianism, physicality, psychology, emotions, society, rejection by society, failure in life, antisociality, relationships and attachment at work, ability to self-control, family upbringing, relationship level in social network, and biology. Prevention of rampages consisted of the actions taken before the incident and the management of the incident, including the actions taken at the time of the incident and afterwards.

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Borwornchai, D. (2025). Crime on Active Shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima: lessons and Preventive Measures. Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science, 11(2), 87–100. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/forensic/article/view/273483
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