Tag - Violence Prevention

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School Violence Prevention: Apply TRAP-18 to Adolescent Threats

Since the early 1990’s, law enforcement agencies have faced significant challenges in addressing the evolving threat of lone-actor terrorism. The increase in low-tech, high-impact attacks poses a significant challenge due to their ease of execution and minimal planning requirements1. The surge in extremist activities further complicates the landscape, with attacks...

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Five Trends That Will Shape Public Safety in 2023

Coming out of 2022, public safety organizations must examine internal and external factors that could greatly affect their operations. What are the emerging trends and needs in public safety? What can organizations do to support these critical issues? Here are the five trends we predict will be significant focus areas...

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Managing Adolescents and Preventing Targeted Violence

Mass shooting incidents in the United States perpetrated by adolescents have increased in recent years. Shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Oxford High School, Sandy Hook Elementary, and Buffalo, New York, represent incidents in which there were observable warning behaviors and displayed indications of unaddressed psychological and social challenges...

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