Abstract
Systematic case studies have identified risk factors for targeted violence. The sequence of thinking and behavior on a “pathway to violence” is often discernable, and campus attacks potentially preventable. Threat assessment, described in this chapter, is an evidence-based, information-driven, and collaborative undertaking to address the wide variety of potentially violent scenarios that may occur on campuses. Steps in case assessment and intervention principles are outlined and risk inquiry questions provided.
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Saragoza, P.A., White, S.G., Hong, V. (2021). Threat Assessment on College Campuses. In: Riba, M.B., Menon, M. (eds) College Psychiatry. Psychiatry Update, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69468-5_9
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