Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates

Details a process for identifying, assessing, and managing students who may pose a threat of targeted violence in schools; includes suggestions for developing a threat assessment team within a school or school district, steps to take when a threat or other information of concern comes to light, consideration about when to involve law enforcement personnel, issues of information sharing, and ideas for creating safe school climates.

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United States Secret Service, U.S. Department of Education
Year Resource Released
2004

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