The risk of school rampage : assessing and preventing threats of school violence / Eric Madfis.

Author/creator Madfis, Eric author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionx, 142 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPalgrave pivot
Palgrave pivot. ^A1145022
Contents Introduction -- Assessing the Substance and Risk of Student Rampage Threats -- Confidence and Doubts about Assessing Averted Rampage Violence -- Preventing School Rampage Violence through Student Bystander Intervention and Positive School Environments -- Summary of Findings, Policy Implications, and Future Research -- Methodological Appendix.
Abstract "Deadly school rampage shootings continue to plague society and inspire widespread fear, yet scant attention has been paid to averted incidents. Utilizing in-depth interviews conducted with officials directly involved in averting potential school rampages, this book explores the processes by which threats are assessed and school rampage plots are averted. By examining these averted incidents, this work addresses problematic gaps in school violence scholarship and advances existing knowledge about mass murder, violence prevention, bystander intervention, threat assessment, and disciplinary policy in school contexts."-- Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 117-139) and index.
LCCN 2014415473
ISBN1137401656
ISBN9781137401656

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Joyner General Stacks LB3013.3 .M2455 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold