The school shooter : a threat assessment perspective.

Based on a study of 18 cases of school violence (killing), and on discussions at a conference held in Leesburg, Va., in 1999, attempts to set some parameters for assessing the threat of violence in any given school situation and to establish means of intervention to prevent deadly violence. Discusse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Toole, Mary Ellen
Corporate Author:	National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (U.S.). Critical Incident Response Group
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Quantico, Va. : Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), FBI Academy, [2000?]
Subjects:	School violence > United States > Prevention. Violent crimes > United States > Prevention. Murder > United States > Prevention.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS54727

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Summary:	Based on a study of 18 cases of school violence (killing), and on discussions at a conference held in Leesburg, Va., in 1999, attempts to set some parameters for assessing the threat of violence in any given school situation and to establish means of intervention to prevent deadly violence. Discusses profiling of potentially violent students.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 14, 2004). Electronic resource.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the FBI web site. Address as of 10/14/04: http://www.fbi.gov/publications/school/school2.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Audience:	Educators, mental health professionals and law enforcement agencies.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.