EVALUATING RISK FOR TARGETED VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS: COMPARING RISK ASSESSMENT, THREAT ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER APPROACHES

By Marisa Reddy, Randy Borum, J. Berglund, Bryan Vossekuil, R. Fein, W. Modzeleski. 2001

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Guidelines for Student Threat Assessment: Field-Test Findings (2004, background): “Ultimately, it was decided not to adopt a formally scored instrument such as the DVRA, in part because of the complexity of the threat assessment process (O’Toole, 2000; Reddy et al., 2001) and the limited state of knowledge in the field of student threat assessment.”
Preventing School Bullying: Should Schools Prioritize an Authoritative School Discipline Approach Over Security Measures? (2016, background): “Schools nationwide quickly adopted costly security measures and strict policies in response to several highly publicized school shootings (Addington, 2009; Reddy et al., 2001; Welsh, 2000) and a growing fear of crime (Burns & Crawford, 1999; Lawrence & Mueller, 2003; Simon, 2007).”
The school shooting/violent video game link: causal relationship or moral panic? (2008, background): “The FBI report has come under some criticism, for the relatively low number of cases used in developing the profi le (Reddy et al., 2001).”
Guidelines for responding to student threats of violence (2003, background): “Reddy and colleagues (Reddy et al., 2001) advocated the application of threat assessment to schools and in 2002, a joint report of the US Secret Service and Department of Education recommended that schools train threat assessment teams in order to respond to student threats of violence (Fein et al.”