PSY-6512

J.R. Meloy & J. Hoffman (Eds.). (2021). International handbook of threat assessment (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 29: Threat Triage Recognizing the Needle in the Haystack
This chapter introduces students to research related to individuals at risk for targeted violence. It explores concepts and theories related to methods used to gather information on a person of concern.

Behavioral Analysis Unit. (2017). Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.
Read Chapter 3: Assessment: Analysis for Guiding Management (pp. 38-49)
This source helps students understand the important role in gathering and assessing information. It provides a framework for analyzing information to inform threat management.

Cawood, J.S., & Corcoran, M.H. (2019). Violence Assessment and Intervention: A Practitioner’s Handbook (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Read Chapter 2: Information Gathering (pp. 26-80)
Read Chapter 3: The Informative Discussion (pp. 81-122)
These references help students understand what information to gather and methods to gather it in order to form an evidence-based assessment.

FBI. (2018). A Study of Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Explore the webpage and view the video.
This study informs the pre-attack behaviors of active shooters. This helps you understand what behaviors need to be identified during the threat assessment process.