LibGuides: CJA628 Critical Issues in CJ: Module 4

Lesson 4

Going Beyond Crisis Intervention Team Training
Holihen, K., Stamps, J., & Loutfi, S. (2018). Going beyond crisis intervention team training [PDF]. COPS U.S. Department of Justice.
This article is about the success of Park Ridge’s Police Department crisis intervention team training. As the public has become increasingly aware of the need to help individuals with mental illness, Park Ridge’s Director of Community Oriented Policing Services recognized the need for enlisting the community to help prevent and mitigate problems by creating a unique partnership with the police department. The police department worked with the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois and with the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and developed a collaborative effort that included medical, personnel, faith leaders, and the residents of Park Ridge.
Protecting America's Schools
U.S. Department of Justice. (n.d.). Guide for preventing and responding to school violence [PDF]. Bureaus of Justice Assistance.
The article addresses the purpose and background; prevention; threat assessment; crisis planning and preparation; the role of school administrators, teachers & staff, students, and law enforcement; the role of school administrators, teachers & staff, school counselors, psychologists, & social workers, parents and/or guardians, the community and law enforcement after a crisis; legal considerations; and working with the media.
The School Shooter a Threat Assessment Perspective
Ellen O'Toole, M. (n.d.). The school shooter a threat assessment perspective [PDF]. FBI.gov.
This article addresses assessing threats, a four-pronged assessment approach, findings, the intervention process, examples of threats, examples of threats, and recommendations and conclusions. Some of their recommendations included investigating school violence in the four areas of the student’s life: 1. Personality, 2. Family dynamics, 3. School dynamics, and 4. Social dynamics.

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative
Vossekuil, B., Fein, R. A., Reddy, M., Borum, R., & Modzeleski, W. (2004). The final report and findings of the safe school initiative [PDF]. U.S Department of Education.
The United States Secret Service and the United States Department of Education completed this report and findings of the Safe School Initiative. The article discusses the characteristics of incidents of targeted school violence, findings of the Safe School Initiative, implications of the Safe School Initiative, and the conclusion that threat assessment is a promising strategy for preventing school violence.
Interagency Cooperation in the Era of Homeland Policing Are Agencies Answering the Call
Sedgwick, D., & Hawdon, J. (2019). Interagency Cooperation in the Era of Homeland Policing Are Agencies Answering the Call [PDF]
This article documents how agencies cooperate, the perceived benefits of cooperation, and the perceived challenges to cooperation. Their findings suggest that agencies engage in a variety of joint activities, and they agree on the benefits that working together affords. The article also points out that the broader political and contextual climates in which these organizations operate often limit the extent to which they can cooperate.

Optional Resources

Violence What Schools Can Do
Anderson, J. (2011). Violence what schools can do [PDF]. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections
Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections [PDF]. (2009). RAND.org.
Robb Elementary Investigative Committee Report
Robb Elementary Investigative Committee Report [PDF]. (2022). Texas House of Representatives.
School Violence Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention
School violence prevalence, fears, and prevention [PDF]. (2001). Rand Corp.