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Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Behavior and Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education
Abstract: This report examined whether any differences exist between lone actor terrorists and mass murderers. Using a series of bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses, researchers compared demographic, psychological and offense-related behavioral... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Balancing Safety and Support on Campus: A Guide for Campus Teams
Abstract: Whether a campus is rural or urban, large or small, private or public, community/technical or four-year traditional, most schools have one or more teams with a purpose of supporting students of concern or preventing harmful behaviors. These groups are... (read more)
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File: Campus_Teams_Guide.pdf
Behavioral Threat Assessment on Campus: What You Need to Know
Abstract: Does your campus have the ability to address threatening behavior from students, employees, or external sources? Does your process meet current best practices for campus violence prevention? Campus behavioral threat assessment relies upon collaboration... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Campus Safety: Assessing and Managing Threats
Abstract: This article offers threat assessment and management strategies to address the increased demands faced by campus law enforcement, mental health, and administration officials who assess and manage threats, perhaps several simultaneously.
Publication Date: 2010
Campus Security Guidelines: Recommended Operational Policies for Local and Campus Law Enforcement Agencies
Abstract: Based on surveys sent to every member city of the Major Cities Chiefs (MCC) and campus public safety departments, along with subsequent analysis of survey findings by representatives from local and campus law enforcement, this publication contains campus... (read more)
Publication Date: 2009
Campus Threat Assessment and Management Teams: What Risk Managers Need to Know Now
Abstract: After the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007, many colleges and universities recognized that having threat assessment and management (TAM) teams in place to address potentially threatening behavior and situations among faculty, staff, and students... (read more)
Publication Date: 2011
Campus Threat Assessment Case Studies: A Training Tool for Investigation, Evaluation, and Intervention
Abstract: This guide will allow threat assessment team members to explore and practice threat assessment through small and large group exercises using pre-developed case studies. This guide will also strengthen team members' comprehension and application of the... (read more)
Publication Date: 2013
File: CTA_case_studies.pdf
Campus Threat Assessment Training: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Institutions of Higher Education (Part I)
Abstract: This training program, developed by noted campus safety and threat assessment experts, is the first ever national curriculum that focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to threat assessment. It has been specifically designed for higher education... (read more)
Publication Date: 2009
Campus Threat Assessment Training: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Institutions of Higher Education (Part II)
Abstract: This training program, developed by noted campus safety and threat assessment experts, is the first ever national curriculum that focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to threat assessment. It has been specifically designed for higher education... (read more)
Publication Date: 2009
Framing Three Key Issues in Campus Public Safety
Abstract: In this inaugural webinar, the National Center for Campus Public Safety welcomed national experts to discuss three essential topics in campus public safety: Thomas R. Tremblay on trauma-informed sexual assault investigation, Dr. Marisa Randazzo on... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education
Abstract: This guide provides recommendations in the development of plans to respond to an emergency and outlines how Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) can plan for preventing, protecting against, mitigating the impact of and recovering from emergencies. The... (read more)
Publication Date: 2013
File: EOP_Guide_-_IHE.pdf
Handling Threats and Other Disturbing Behavior on Campus
Abstract: This webinar reviews the components and procedures of behavioral threat assessment, which is recognized as current best practice to prevent violence on campus. Marisa Randazzo, Ph.D., principal and co-founder of SIGMA Threat Management Associates, LLC,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
Implementing Behavioral Threat Assessment on Campus: A Virginia Tech Demonstration Project
Abstract: This book documents Virginia Tech's experience in developing and implementing a behavioral threat assessment process in the time following the campus shootings on April 16, 2007. In the course of building its behavioral threat assessment capacity,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2009
Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit
Abstract: RAND researchers created this tool to advance efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass attacks in the United States. The goal of this tool is to provide practical strategies and guidance on deterring,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2022
URL: Mass Attacks Defense
School Shooters info
Abstract: SchoolShooters.info is a compendium of documents relating to a wide range of active shooter incidents in educational settings. The purpose of this site is to help prevent school shootings and to provide insight into the perpetrators of large-scale school... (read more)
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URL: School Shooters info
Student Mental Health and the Law
Abstract: This document is a tool to aid colleges and universities in developing awareness of various issues and concerns relating to students in institutions of higher education and in developing or revising policies, protocols and procedures suitable to your... (read more)
Publication Date: 2008
Threat Assessment in College Settings
Abstract: This article was written by Dewey Cornell, Ph.D. and published in Change magazine in 2010. In 2007, the landscape of campus safety changed abruptly with the Virginia Tech shooting and the subsequent wave of anonymous threats in colleges across the... (read more)
Publication Date: 2010
Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates
Abstract: This publication is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the Secret Service and the Department of Education. The focus is on the use of the threat assessment process pioneered by the Secret Service as one component of the Department of... (read more)
Publication Date: 2002
Threat Assessment Strategies for Schools and Higher Education
Abstract: In this webinar you will learn about information regarding strategies for threat assessment and management in schools and higher education. Learning objectives include: present an overview of the threat assessment and management process; discuss policies... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
Threat Assessment Teams for Troubled Students: Putting the Pieces Together
Abstract: Discussions with administrators and other staff at dozens of colleges and universities reveal that many practices are commonly used to help team members identify, intervene with, and manage distressed, disruptive, or potentially violent students. This... (read more)
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