
Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report on school/campus attacks (March 2021)
Keep up with the latest evidenced-based research from the federal government and government-funded entities. Academic studies and government reports are the backbone for prevention efforts nationwide. Evidence-based research is available for the general public, educators, law enforcement, health care practitioners, behavioral and mental health professionals, and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.
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U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report on school/campus attacks (March 2021)
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) behavioral case study (March 2022)
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report on mass attacks in public spaces from 2016 to 2020. (January 2023)
NIJ-funded research projects have led to a better understanding of the processes that result in violent action, factors that increase the risk of radicalizing to violence, and how best to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
Three NIJ-supported evaluation studies offer key insights and recommended practices to examine the effectiveness of initiatives to prevent and counter violent extremism.
Research and practitioners’ experiences provide insight into building capacity for working with violent extremists and meeting their specialized needs.
The FBI has designated 48 shootings in 2023 as active shooter incidents. The FBI defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.
The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence declares firearm violence in America to be a public health crisis. This advisory is the first publication from the Office of the Surgeon General dedicated to this issue, and it outlines the devastating and far-reaching consequences that firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of the country.
A Prevention Resource for Action is a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to prevent or reduce public health problems like violence. They can help improve the health and well-being of communities.
This practice consists of programs designed to prevent or reduce aggressive or violent behavior in K–12 students who are considered at risk of or who have demonstrated such antisocial behaviors. The practice is rated Effective for reducing aggression in students who participated in school-based violence prevention programs, compared with students who did not participate.
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