PSY-6512

J.R. Meloy & J. Hoffman (Eds.). (2021). International handbook of threat assessment (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 22: Rethinking the Path to Intended Violence
This reading introduces you to the path to intended violence, known as the pathway to violence.

Behavioral Analysis Unit. (2017). Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.
Read Chapter 2: Identification: An Essential Step for Threat Management (pp. 11-20)
This reading discusses the importance of identifying threats of targeted violence. In explains the difference between making a threat a posing a threat.

DoD Defense Science Board. (2012). Predicting Violent Behavior.
Read Sections 1.0-3.3: (pp. 1-21)
This source conveys the findings and recommendations of the Defense Science Board Task Force on preventing targeted violence. It provides definitions and introduces strategies to combat the threat of targeted violence.

Calhoun, F.S., & Weston, S.W. (2015). Perspectives on threat management. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management 2(3-4), 258-267.
This article describes a blue-collar approach to threat assessment and management. It provided students with definitions and concepts related to effective threat assessment and management.

Calhoun, F.S., & Weston, S.W. (2016).Threat Assessment and Management Strategies: Identifying the Howlers and Hunters (2nd ed.). ProtoView.
Read Chapter 2: Identifying Problem Individuals (pp. 25-40)
Read Chapter 7: Understanding Hunters (pp.119- 142)
These readings introduce students to concepts related to identifying individuals who are a risk for targeted violence. The chapters discuss the difference been someone who poses a threat verses simply making a threat.