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Stohlman, S., Konold, T., & Cornell, D. (2020). Evaluation of threat assessment training for school personnel. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 7(1–2), 29–40.
This resource provides insight into the threat assessment training methodology provided to K-12 staff. The impact of a single-day training for K–12 personnel resulted in demonstrated higher levels of threat assessment knowledge, classification accuracy, and use threat assessment principals in their K-12 schools.

Heron, G., & Lightowler, C. (2020). Examining professionals' critical thinking about children who pose a serious threat to others. British Journal of Social Work, 50(3), 598–615.
This article provides insight into the assessment process used by threat assessment professionals when discussing K-12 aged students. Researchers critically examine how to identify children that are vulnerable yet remain a serious threat to others.

Hall, C. M., Bertuccio, R. F., Mazer, T. M., & Tawiah, C. O. (2020). Google it: A component analysis of free online violent threat assessment tools for schools. Rural Educator, 41(1), 40–60.
This resource examines the availability of threat assessment tools for use in different K-12 environments. Since there are schools that will be underserved, this resource explores tools that are readily available online for quick implementation.

Northcentral University. (2021). PowerPoint presentation tips. Academic Success Center.

Jore, S. H. (2019). The conceptual and scientific demarcation of security in contrast to safety. European Journal for Security Research, 4(1), 157-174.
This article investigates the conceptual and scientific difference between security and safety. Since security is a multifaceted concept, researchers attempt to distinguish the concept, practices, and principles that are different to each field.