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Targeted Violence in Schools: Understanding Mental Health and Managing the Risks

Major Gene Deisinger, PhD, Deputy Chief of Police and Director, Threat Management Services, Virginia Tech Police Department, and Marisa Randazzo, PhD, Managing Partner, SIGMA Threat Management Associates, P.A.

Over the last several years, various communities have suffered incidents of targeted violence in schools and colleges. Communities such as Newtown, Connecticut; Santa Barbara, California; Columbine, Colorado; Paducah, Kentucky; Blacksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech); and Chardon, Ohio, have become reference points, not only for other communities and professionals seeking to understand what occurred and how to … Continue reading Targeted Violence in Schools: Understanding Mental Health and Managing the Risks

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