Integrated response to the dynamic threat of school violence

A terrorist attack on US schools no longer can be considered a Black Swan event. Mounting evidence suggests that extremist organizations actively are targeting US schools. Equally disturbing are data suggesting that schools, universities, and communities are unprepared for large-scale violence. The...

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Published inPrehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 25; no. 5; p. 464
Main Authors Callaway, David W, Westmoreland, Ted C, Baez, Alejandro A, McKay, Sean A, Raja, Ali S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2010
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Disaster Planning - organization & administration
Humans
Schools
Systems Integration
United States
Violence
United States
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Summary:A terrorist attack on US schools no longer can be considered a Black Swan event. Mounting evidence suggests that extremist organizations actively are targeting US schools. Equally disturbing are data suggesting that schools, universities, and communities are unprepared for large-scale violence. The Operational Medicine Institute Conference on an Integrated Response to the Modern Urban Terrorist Threat revealed significant variations in the perceived threats and critical response gaps among emergency medical providers, law enforcement personnel, politicians, and security specialists. The participants recommended several steps to address these gaps in preparedness, training, responses, and recovery.
ISSN:1049-023X
DOI:10.1017/S1049023X00008578