Filtered by author "U.S. Secret Service (USSS)"

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Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates

Publication Date: 2002
File: Threat_Assessment_Guide_for_Schools.pdf
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 Education's efforts to help schools across the nation reduce school violence and create safe climates. This guide sets forth a process for identifying,… (read more)
Tag(s):
active shooter, active threat, behavioral threat assessment, strategies, threat assessment, violence prevention
Author(s):
United States Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Department of Education (ED)

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the U.S.

Publication Date: 2002
File: Prevention_of_School_Attacks.pdf
Abstract:
An extensive examination of 37 incidents of targeted school violence that occurred in the United States from December, 1974 through May, 2000.
Tag(s):
active threat, active shooter, prevention, targeted violence
Author(s):
United States Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack

Publication Date: 2008
File: PRIOR_KNOWLEDGE_OF_POTENTIAL_SCHOOL-BASED_VIOLENCE-_INFORMATION_STUDENTS_LEARN_MAY_PREVENT_A_TARGETED_ATTACK.pdf
Abstract:
This study aimed to further the prevention of targeted school-based attacks by exploring how students with prior knowledge of attacks made decisions regarding what steps, if any, to take after learning the information. The study also sought to identify what might be done to encourage more students to share information they learn about potential targeted school-based violence with one or more… (read more)
Tag(s):
active shooter, active threat, data and research, prevention, strategies
Author(s):
U.S. Department of Education (ED), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), United States Secret Service (USSS)

Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education

Publication Date: 2010
File: Campus_Attacks-Targeted_Violence_Affecting_IHEs.pdf
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 preliminary look at the scope of the issue. The researchers used open-source information to produce this report and as a result the observations and… (read more)
Tag(s):
active shooter, targeted violence
Author(s):
United States Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)