The growth in the number of mass murders in educational institutions (school shooting, Columbine) represents an acute social problem requiring a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis. Traditional approaches focusing on the personal pathologies of offenders do not provide an exhaustive explanation of the phenomenon, which necessitates the study of situational and environmental determinants. It has been established that the key criminogenic factor is the educational environment subjectively perceived by the individual as a source of chronic frustration, injustice and exclusion from the social group. In this context, situational motivation is formed as an integrative reaction to a set of environmental triggers (bullying, rejection, public humiliation) that actualize latent destructive attitudes. Three stages in the development of criminogenic readiness have been identified: chronic victimization, cognitive isolation and the search for a "symbolic exit."