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A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013
Abstract: In 2014, the FBI initiated a study of active shooter incidents with the goal to provide federal, state, and local law enforcement with data so they can better understand how to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from these incidents. As a... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013
Abstract: The FBI's objective for this initiative was to examine specific behaviors that may precede an attack and which might be useful in identifying, assessing, and managing those who may be on a pathway to deadly violence. By articulating the concrete,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
Active Threat Response Training Resources
Abstract: Given the increasing number and consistency of active shooter incidents, thousands of first responders, including police/law enforcement, campus public safety officials, and security officers, have undertaken active shooter or active threat trainings.... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Ambush Online Training
Abstract: This VALOR training module was created in response to the ambush-style assaults that have led to the injuries or deaths of many law enforcement officers in recent years. This training is designed to give officers tools to help prevent and react to ambush... (read more)
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Attacks on Federal Government 2001-2013: Threat Assessment Considerations
Abstract: Ensuring the continuous operation of government and the safety of the personnel and citizens who enter government facilities on a daily basis is an essential part of securing our homeland. To enhance prevention efforts in this area, the U.S. Secret... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Averted School Violence (ASV) Near Miss Reporting System
Abstract: The Police Foundation launched the Averted School Violence Near Miss Reporting System (ASV) for law enforcement officials, school officials, and mental health professionals with funding from the Community Oriented Policing Services Office. The mission of... (read more)
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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
Buildings and Infrastructure Protections Series: Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks and School Shootings
Abstract: This is a second edition of a publication known as FEMA 428 that provides the design community and school administrators with the basic principles and techniques to design a school that is safe from potential physical attacks and, at the same time,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2012
Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education
Abstract: This report provides an assessment of 272 incidents of violence that affected institutions of higher education (IHE) in the United States between 1909 and 2008. The report offers perspectives on key aspects of targeted violence at IHEs and provides a... (read more)
Publication Date: 2010
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
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
The Challenge and Promise of Using Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism
Abstract: This report contains the results of a comprehensive assessment of the challenges and promise of this strategic approach to preventing violent extremism. It is based on a nationwide survey of law enforcement agencies and hundreds of hours of interviews... (read more)
Publication Date: 2007
File: The_Challenge_and_Promise_of_Using_Community_Policing_Strategies_to_Prevent_Violent_Extremism.pdf
The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the U.S.
Abstract: An extensive examination of 37 incidents of targeted school violence that occurred in the United States from December, 1974 through May, 2000.
Publication Date: 2002
Vehicle Ramming Incidents and Perimeter Protections
Abstract: This report provides a brief overview of trends in vehicle ramming incidents. It also includes results from the 2016 Intercollegiate Athletics Safety and Security Best Practices Compliance Survey. The results of the survey provide information on the... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017