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School Shootings Criminal Profiling

School Shootings Criminal Profiling. School Shooters do not fit an exact profile. There are warning signs (behaviors). 20 years since Columbine School Shootings are unavoidable because no one sees them coming. Can School Shooting be avoided?. Low Resiliency

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School Shootings Criminal Profiling

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  1. School ShootingsCriminal Profiling

  2. School Shooters do not fit an exact profile. There are warning signs (behaviors). 20 years since Columbine School Shootings are unavoidable because no one sees them coming. Can School Shooting be avoided?

  3. Low Resiliency Lack of Coping Skills in the face of life stressors(Real or Perceived). They Internalize, stew over them, can’t let it go. School ShootersThose Who Resort to Violence

  4. School ShootersThose Who Resort to Violence • As grievances add up, • Violence becomes appealing. • “Correcting” perceived injustices. • Exert Control • Dominance

  5. Signs of School Shooters • Most Shooters turn to prior attacks for guidance and inspiration. • Videos, manifestos, books. • Increasing Depression. • Hopelessness in resolving the problem. • Talk of Suicide.

  6. Signs of School Shooters • “Leakage” • Moves from Ideation to Action • Shows persistent fantasies of violence. • Free Writing / Videos • Changes in Behavior: • Impulsiveness • Aggression • Recklessness • Sudden Interest in Guns and/or Explosives

  7. Why people who see sings do not come forward: Doubt, Rationalizing the behavior, “just talk” or “having a bad day. Stigmatizing Punishment When a pattern begins to emerge: Pay Attention! See Something – Say Something! Signs of School Shooters

  8. School Shooters • Threat Assessment • Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams: Educators, Law Enforcement, Behavior Health Professionals • Create easier ways for communicating tips. • Encourage people to report. • Make people feel more confident.

  9. School Shooters • Thanks to “FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin” • Kerry Sleeper, FBI Office of Partner Engagement • John Wyman, FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit

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