Early life and military career
Grossman was born inPost-Military Career
Following his retirement from the Army, Grossman founded the Killology Research Group to give seminars about the physiological and the psychological effects of having to use lethal force for law enforcement officers and soldiers. Grossman also speaks at civilian events on ways to reduce violence in society and deal with the aftermath of violent events such asWorks
Grossman's first book, '' On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society'' is an analysis of the psychological processes involved with killing another human being. In it, he claims that most people have a phobia-level response to violence, and that soldiers have to be specifically trained to kill. He details some of the physical effects that violent stresses produce on humans, ranging fromCriticism
University of Nebraska criminal justice professor Samuel Walker characterized Grossman's training as "okay forBibliography
Non-fiction
* '' On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society'' by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (1995) () * ''Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence'' (1999) () * ''On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace'' by Dave Grossman and Loren W. Christensen (2004) () * ''Warrior Mindset: Mental Toughness Skills for a Nation's Peacekeepers'' by Dr. Michael Asked, Loren W. Christensen, Dave Grossman (2010) () * ''Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing'' by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, (2016) () * ''Bulletproof Marriage: A 90-Day Devotional'' by Adam Davis and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (2019) () * ''On Spiritual Combat: 30 Missions for Victorious Warfare'' by Adam Davis and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (2020) () * ''Prayers & Promises for First Responders'' by Adam Davis and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (2021) ()Fiction
* ''The War with Earth'' (2003) () (with Leo Frankowski) Book two of the series starting with Frankowski's ''A Boy and his Tank''. * ''The Two-Space War'' (2004) () (with Leo Frankowski) New series. * ''Kren of the Mitchegai'' (2005) () (with Leo Frankowski) Book three of the series starting with ''A Boy and his Tank''. * ''The Guns of Two-Space'' (2007) (with Bob Hudson) Book two of the series starting with ''The Two-Space War''. * ''Sheepdogs: Meet Our Nation's Warriors'' (2013) () (with Joey Karwal, and Stephanie Rogish)Entries in scholarly reference works
*Hughbank, R., & Grossman, D., “The Psychological Aspects and Nature of Killing,” in Military Psychologists’ Desk Reference, Oxford University Press, 2013. *Hughbank, R., & Grossman, D., “The Challenge of Getting Men to Kill: A View from Military Science,” in War, Peace, and Human Nature: The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views, Oxford University Press, 2013. * Grossman, D., "Aggression and Violence," in Oxford Companion to American Military History, Oxford Press, 2000. * Grossman, D., "Evolution of Weaponry," in Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, Academic Press, 2000. * Grossman, D., & Siddle, B.K., "Psychological Effects of Combat," in Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, Academic Press, 2000. * Grossman, Dave, "Two Lessons from Jonesboro: Conducting Critical Incident Debriefings and the Role of Television in Feeding the Need for Enemies". * Klinger, D.A. & Grossman, D., "Who Should Deal With Foreign Terrorists On U.S. Soil?: Socio-legal Consequences of September 11 and the Ongoing Threat of Terrorist Attacks in America," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 25, Number 2, 2001. * Jurkiewicz, Carole & Grossman, Dave, "Evil at Work". * Murray, K.A., Grossman, D., & Kentridge, R.W., "Behavioral Psychology," in Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, Academic Press, 2000.Journal Articles and Periodicals
*Grossman, D., “Counterpoint,” Variety, Vol. 429, No. 10 Special Report: Violence and Entertainment. *Grossman, D., “Combat Veterans, Violent Crime, and PTSD,” Recovery Today: Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies, Vol. 16 No. 8, Aug 2011. .(not posted on line yet) *Grossman, D., “Preparation, Internal Locus of Control, and Those Who Don’t Get PTSD” The Journal of Law Enforcement, Vol. 1 No. 3, . *Grossman, D., “The “Myth” of our Returning Veterans and Violent Crime.” Inside Homeland Security: Journal of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, Vol. 8, Issue 3, Fall 2010. *Grossman, D., “America’s Sheepdogs: Standing Guard Inside Homelend Security.” Inside Homeland Security: Journal of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, Vol. 8, Issue 3, Fall 2010. *Rahman, M., Grossman, D., & Asken, M., "High Velocity Human Factors: Factoring the human being into future police technology." PoliceOne.com, http://www.policeone.com/training/articles/1646301, February 5, 2008. *Grossman, D., “Preface: Hunting Wolves.” Global Crime, Vol. 7, Number 3-4, Aug-Nov 2006. *Grossman, D., “Life Not Death: ‘Earn It’.” Integrity Talk: The Official Publication of the International Association of Ethics Trainers, Summer 2005. *Grossman, D., “Justice, Not Vengeance.” Integrity Talk: The Official Publication of the International Association of Ethics Trainers, Spring 2005. *Grossman, D., & Christensen, L., “The Murder Statistic is Not a True Indication of the Problem.” The Firearms Instructor: The Official Journal of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Issue 36/Spring 2004. *Grossman, D., & Christensen, L., “Terrorism and Active Shooters: The Threat of Mass Murder on American Soil.” The Firearms Instructor: The Official Journal of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Issue 35/Winter 2003. *Grossman, D., “Islamic Zealots, Corporate Predators, and the Attack on Democracy: A Moral Perspective On Our Current State of Affairs.” Tuebor: A Publication of the Michigan State Police Training Division, Winter, 2003. *Grossman, D., & Christensen. L., "In Order to Survive." Signalman: Journal of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, Autumn/Winter, 2003. *Grossman, D., & Christensen. L., "Practising to Be Miserable." Signalman: Journal of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, Spring/Summer, 2003. *Klinger, D., & Grossman, D., “Answering Foreign Terrorists on U.S. Soil.” Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Spring 2002. *Grossman, D., “Terrorism and Local Police.” Law and Order: The Magazine for Police Management, Dec 2001. (Reprinted in Ohio Police Chief Magazine, summer 2002.) *Strasburger, V., & Grossman, D, "How Many More Columbines? What Can Pediatricians Do About School and Media Violence." Pediatric Annals, 30:2/Feb 2001. *Grossman, D., “Human Factors in War: The Psychology and Physiology of Close Combat.” Australian Army Journal, Issue 1/99.Patents
*Firearms Safety Patent: Ergonomic Grip for a Slide of a Semiautomatic Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D697,997 *Firearms Safety Patent: Off-Trigger Locator for a Firearm, Inventors: Bruce Siddle, David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. 8,671,605, Patent No. D697,996 *Firearms Safety Patent: Off-Trigger Locator Attachment, Inventors: Bruce Siddle, David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D701280 *Firearms Safety Patent: Safety Index for a Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D697,998 *Firearms Safety Patent: Micro-Front Sight for a Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D701284References
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