By Rick Shaw, Awareity Already in 2011, tragedies in Tucson and Omaha have reminded each of us about the consequences of missed opportunities involving red flags and warning signs. Lives were lost and lives will be changed forever because of these and many other tragic incidents. We are now learning numerous red flags and warning …
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Aug 02 2010
20th Annual Threat Management Conference
From The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) August 17- 20, 2010 Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA The 20th Annual Threat Management Conference will address major issues surrounding stalking and threatening behavior. A variety of nationally recognized speakers will give presentations on current information, research and techniques relating to the industry. Conference Registration Pricing Introductory Day …
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Oct 15 2009
Seminar: Practical Violence Risk Assessment and Management
from K Calder and Associates The Practical Violence Risk Assessment and Management workshop is an interactive introduction to the basics of identifying, assessing and managing threats of violence. You’ll learn how to… – Identify behaviours and situations of concern – Assess the risk of reactive and proactive violence – Identify key behaviors and situational indicators …
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Feb 15 2009
CRC Press Publishes Second Edition of Henley-Putnam President Michael Corcoran’s Book – Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioner’s Handbook
Press Release from PRWeb CRC Press recently published a second edition of Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioner’s Handbook, a leading book on workplace violence. This book, which is rooted in the background and skill set each author developed over the course of his career, provides a practical guide for evaluating potential threat situations in …
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Jan 06 2009
Book: Threat Assessment and Management Strategies
Threat Assessment and Management Strategies:Identifying the Howlers and Hunters by Frederick S. Calhoun & Stephen W. Weston From Amazon.com: A crucial step in any successful threat management process is knowledge of the players involved. Some individuals truly intend violence (known as hunters), while others merely want to threaten or draw attention to themselves (howlers). Threat …
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Dec 24 2008
Manual provides guidance but ‘there’s no one size fits all’
By Leischen Stelter, Security Director News When first approached in 1993 by the chief of police of Iowa State University to help develop a threat assessment and management team, Gene Deisinger, who was then employed as a clinical psychologist at the university, had very few higher education models on which to base such an initiative. …
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Sep 29 2008
Follow these steps to conduct more effective workplace investigations
By Barbara Richman , Philadelphia Business Journal What would be the result if incidents occurred in the workplace and employers did not conduct subsequent investigations? Employers would make decisions based on assumptions, rumors, gossip and other non-factual criteria. Various legal requirements would not be met and employees’ trust in their employers to make fair and …
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