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-National Threat Assessment Center. (2019). Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence. U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security. 14-36.
Update
Trends in Secondary School
Practices Related to Violence
Prevention, 2012-2018
- Adhia, A., Schleimer, J. P., & Mazza, J. (2022). Trends in Secondary School Practices Related to Violence Prevention, 2012-2018. The Journal of school health, 92(9), 882–887.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Goodrum, S., Thompson, A. J., Ward, K. C., & Woodward, W. (2018). A case study on threat assessment: Learning critical lessons to prevent school violence. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 5(3), 121–136.
Hendrix, J. A., Planty, M. G., & Cutbush, S. (2022). Leakage warning behaviors for mass school violence: An analysis of tips reported to a state school safety tip line. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 9(1), 33–51.
Highberger, J., Wang, W., & Brittingham, R. (2022). Differences in perception of safety before and after school shootings: A multi-event analysis. Journal of School Violence.
QUESTION 6 Most of the attackers in this study (n = 28, 80%) were bullied by their classmates. A 16-year-old student shot and injured his classmate and a teacher. Prior to the attack, the attacker had sought help from a teacher after being bullied. What was the teacher's response? To select and enter your answer go to Test.