Desmond Patton's Research on Social Media and Youth Violence Cited in Supreme Court Case Elonis v. United States

Assistant Professor Desmond Patton's research on social media and youth violence was cited in the brief submitted for oral arguments for the U.S. Supreme Court case Elonis v. the United States of America. His paper, "Social Media as a Vector for Youth Violence" was cited to highlight a finding which suggests that youth who make threats about school shootings are more likely to carry out that threat.