James Densley

James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University, part of the Minnesota State system. He is also co-founder and co-president (with Jillian Peterson) of The Violence Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center best known for its mass shooter database, funded by the National Institute of Justice. He is the author of seven books, including the acclaimed, The Violence Project: How to Stop A Mass Shooting Epidemic.

James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University, part of the Minnesota State system. He is also co-founder and co-president (with Jillian Peterson) of The Violence Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center best known for its mass shooter database, funded by the National Institute of Justice. He is the author of seven books, including the acclaimed, The Violence Project: How to Stop A Mass Shooting Epidemic. See less