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A Comprehensive Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behavior
Abstract: "This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent youth violence and its consequences.... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
A Strategic Primer on College Student Mental Health
Abstract: This report is the product of a year-long partnership between NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the American Council on Education, and the American Psychological Association focusing on student mental health issues. Responding in... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
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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Campus_Teams_Guide.pdf
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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
Blue Campaign Student Advocate Toolkit
Abstract: The Blue Campaign creates a variety of toolkits for various communities to raise awareness against the heinous crime of human trafficking. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor or... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
Campus Prevention Network
Abstract: EverFi launched the Campus Prevention Network to support colleges and universities in driving lasting, large-scale change on critical health, wellness, and safety issues facing students, faculty, and staff through prevention research and best practices,... (read more)
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Campus Safety at Oregon Post-Secondary Education Institutions: A Report from the Oregon Campus Safety Work Group
Abstract: Following the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in 2015, the Oregon Campus Safety Work Group (OCSWG) was formed to identify resource needs and potential state policies that enable a coordinated strategy across the higher education system for... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
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
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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
Campus Violence White Paper
Abstract: The purpose of this ACHA White Paper is to confront this serious college health issue through analyzing campus violence patterns, types of violence, methodological problems with collecting campus crime data, underlying issues related to campus violence,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2005
Challenges in Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence at American Community Colleges
Abstract: "In April 2016, the National Center for Campus Public Safety partnered with the American Association for Women in Community Colleges to facilitate an emerging issues forum to identify the areas of critical need for community colleges regarding prevention... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Community-Based Approaches to Prevention: A report on the 2014 National Summit on Preventing Multiple Casualty Violence
Abstract: While the law enforcement community has progressed in advancing training in the tactical response to incidents, there are significant gaps in strategies aimed at preventing multiple casualty violence. To address this need, the U.S. Department of Homeland... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence
Abstract: When incidents of school violence occur, they leave a profound and lasting impact on the school, the community, and our nation as a whole. Ensuring safe environments for elementary and secondary school students, educators, administrators, and others is... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014
Abstract: "This report represents the progress countries have made in implementing the recommendations of the 2002 World report on violence and health. The specific aims of the report are to:
• Describe the state of the problem of interpersonal violence... (read more)
• Describe the state of the problem of interpersonal violence... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
Guns on Campus: The Architecture and Momentum of State Policy Action
Abstract: Amid efforts by campus leaders to build violence prevention and crisis response strategies, colleges and universities continue to be impacted by active shooter violence. Incidents of mass violence have led to debate by lawmakers about the appropriate... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
File:
Guns_on_Campus.pdf
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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
Human Trafficking: What Your Campus Needs to Know
Abstract: Learn from Louisiana State Police Investigator Amy Juneau and Lieutenant Angela Banta from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office about the world's fastest growing crime, human trafficking. This webinar presentation provides participants with an... (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
Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 2.0
Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem. In addition to the immediate impact, intimate partner violence has lifelong consequences. This document is intended for use by individuals and organizations interested in gathering... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violence
Abstract: The threat of gun violence in schools necessitates attention across the spectrum of emergency management mission areas: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. While mitigation, response, and recovery represent critical aspects of... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
National Public Safety Partnership (PSP)
Abstract: The National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) was established in June 2017 under the direction of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. The PSP provides an... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
Prevention Innovations Research Center
Abstract: Prevention Innovations is a collaboration between researchers and practitioners that develops, implements and evaluates cutting-edge programs, policies and practices that will end violence against women. Their team is made up of researchers and... (read more)
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Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence
Abstract: The NSVRC provides a variety of information and tools on the prevention of sexual violence. The resources include a primary prevention primer, webinars and videos, evaluation tools, online training courses, and more.
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Protecting Judicial Officials: Implementing an Effective Threat Management Process
Abstract: A successful threat management process consists of basic elements, each integral to the others. They compose the rules of contemporary threat management and demonstrate how the judiciary can identify, assess, investigate, and manage risks of violence to... (read more)
Publication Date: 2006
File:
BJA_Report_Protecting_Judicial_Officials_Implementing_an_Effective_Threat_Management_Process.pdf
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Reducing Violent Crime in American Cities: An Opportunity to Lead
Abstract: Over the course of several months in 2016, the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the Police Foundation jointly examined federal law enforcement's role in addressing violent crime in major cities. The examination included input from local law... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention
Abstract: The information in this document is intended to be a starting place for sexual violence practitioners and their campus partners to begin planning for and implementing sexual violence prevention strategies in a college or university setting. It is... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI)
Abstract: In this webinar, Monte McKee, Phil Ramer, and Jennifer Skinner, senior research associates at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), present on the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI) and the importance of recognizing... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
The Roles and Strategies of Campus Safety Teams for Preventing Violence in College and University Campus Communities
Abstract: In July 2018 a group of campus safety leaders, with support from the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, to discuss campus safety's role and strategies for preventing violence in college and university... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
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 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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Understanding School Violence Fact Sheet
Abstract: This fact sheet provides information on understanding school violence, why it's a public health problem, how it affects health, who is at risk, and how to prevent it. There are also school violence resources included.
Publication Date: 2013
Understanding Teen Dating Violence
Abstract: This fact sheet explains why dating violence is a public health problem, who is at risk, how it can affect long-term health, and how to approach prevention. It also describes the different forms of dating violence.
Publication Date: 2016
Violence Against Women
Abstract: Violence strikes women from all kinds of backgrounds and of all ages. It can happen at work, on the street, or at home. This resource covers information on the different types of violence and ways that women can stay safe. These topics include dating... (read more)
Publication Date: 2012
Violence Prevention/De-Escalation of Emotionally Charged Situations
Abstract: In this webinar, Mourning Fox, MA, LCMHC, deputy commissioner for the Vermont Department of Mental Health, explores the issues around why people resort to violence and the risk factors that individuals have that may make them more, or less, likely to use... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
Violence Reduction Network (VRN)
Abstract: A comprehensive program created by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to leverage existing DOJ resources to deliver strategic, intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) in... (read more)
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Violence Reduction Response Center (VRRC)
Abstract: The VRRC was established under the direction of the Attorney General to connect state, local, and tribal justice agencies with violent crime reduction training and technical assistance (TTA) resources offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). By... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018