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The following powerpoint was presented to Dr. Baljit Atwal's Forensic Psychology class at Alliant University (Sacramento) by Dr. Nathaniel Mills ( www.NathanielMills.com ) on December 3rd, 2012. The presentation covered findings from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education's Safe Schools Initiative's final findings report.
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Nathaniel Mills, Ph.D.
Psychologist (psy 23861)
916-722-7792
www.nathanielmills.com
Student Violence on Campus: A Data Driven Approach to Threat Prevention, Assessment, and Management
Profile of a School Shooter
Profile of a School Shooter
Safe School Initiative (SSI) Identified
37 incidents of school violence41 attackersoccurring between 1974 and 2000.
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
41% were “mainstream students”or socialized with “mainstream students.
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
44% were involvedin some organizedsocial activity(i.e., club)
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
63% werewell-behaved.
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
39% were notretaliating foran injustice
41% showed littleor no interest inviolence prior totheir attack.
SSI Findings:Profile of a School Shooter
There is no accurate or useful “profile” of students who engaged in targeted school violence.
A + B + C ≠ School Shooter
SSI Findings:Characteristics of A School Shooter
93% plannedout their attackin advance
SSI Findings:Behavioral Cues 93% engaged in behavior that caused
concern 81% of the time
someone knewabout the plan
Empirically Informed Threat Prevention Identifying the Red Flags Relay the Red Flags to the appropriate
administrator(s).
Obstacles to Communication: Scattered Information Many people knowing half the story No one knowing the whole story.
Obstacles to Communication:WHAT and WHERE to report? Training for:
RA’sNew FacultyNew AdministratorsStudents
Obstacles to Communication: Fear Consequences of reporting. Students may not want to report.
Obstacles to Communication: Scattered Information Lack of knowledge about
What andWhere to report
Fear of Consequences
Suggestions Central location for information from:
FacultyAdministrationStudents
Trainings for students, new faculty, and new administrators on:Identifying andReporting red flag behaviors
Anonymous drop box for concerns.
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Langman, Peter (2009). Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Vossekuil, B., Fein, R.A., Reddy, M., Borum, R, Modzeleski, W. (2002). The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States. Retrieved on May 1, 2009 from www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf.
