The state is directing schools to assess students' behavior and diligence in a more continuous and non-evaluative manner than has been done until now. At the start of the academic year, an amendment ...
The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has released a new report titled “The State of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in K–12 Public Schools.“ This report ...
Each devastating school shooting sparks the instinct to “do something,” notes Jameson Ritter, a certified threat manager and security expert in Minneapolis. But too often, that “something” turns into ...
Editor’s Note: In the wake of recent tragic and high-profile incidents of targeted violence and terrorism, individuals often ask “what can be done?” In this article, the authors provide a short primer ...
Martha A. Q. Curley, RN, PhD, FAAN; Sion Kim Harris, PhD; Karen A. Fraser, RN; Rita A. Johnson, RN, BSN; John H. Arnold, MD Between 2000 and 2004, we enrolled a ...
Objective: To develop and test the reliability and validity of the State Behavioral Scale for use in describing sedation/agitation levels in young intubated patients supported on mechanical ...
Some examples of narcissistic behavior include inflating one’s accomplishments to gain praise, ignoring other people’s feelings, and deliberately taking credit for someone else’s work. Narcissistic ...
Can Personality and Neuropsychological Assessment Help Address Bullying? Recent media portrayals of the harsh realities of bullying, like the controversial television series Adolescence, have driven ...
Social hierarchy refers to the set of social ranks in a group of animals where individuals can gain priority access to resources through repeated social interactions. Key mechanisms involved in this ...
Our guest, Lea Bauer, brings over 25 years of expertise in threat assessment, protective intelligence, physical security operations, executive protection, and investigations. She is the founder of ...
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of CS’ two-part series on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams. Part 1 defined BTAM, who should be on a BTAM team, and how cases should be managed.