Fatal Grievances

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction And Orientation to Active Killer Threat Assessment






Scope of this book






A paradigm shift from active shooters to active killers






A change in mindset from being reactive to proactive






Assessment versus analysis






Threat intelligence collection and assessment






The problem with "profiling" active killers






The importance of operationalizing definitions

Chapter 2. Active Killer Characteristics: Myths Vs. Statistics






Myth 1: active killers are everywhere






Myth 2: active killers are only a problem in the United States






Myth 3: disgruntled students and employees are the only threat to safety






Myth 4: the attacker just "snapped"






Myth 5: demographics can identify an active killer

Chapter 3. Direct Behaviors of Planned Lethal Violence






Active killer motivations






Grievance as a precursor of lethal violence






Grievance and the crisis state






The fatal grievance pathway






Planned lethal violence






Direct behaviors and stages of planned lethal violence






Direct behavioral clusters of planned lethal violence






The planned lethal violence stairway model

Chapter 4. Indirect Behavioral Indicators of Planned Lethal Violence And Situational Distressors






Indirect behaviors






Primary indirect behavioral indicators






Secondary indirect behavioral indicators






Stress and violence






Situational distress






Situational distressors

Chapter 5. Threat Management and Resolution: Identifying The Threat






The necessity of structure in active killer threat assessment






Forensic investigation and behavioral analytical methods






Contextual factors






Factors of social desirability






The role of social fabric in threat assessment






Detecting behavioral indicators of planned lethal violence






Baselines and anomalies






Establishing baselines and identifying anomalies






Bias and error considerations in detecting concerning behavior

Chapter 6. Threat Management and Resolution: Assessing The Threat






The problem with relying on "pre-attack behaviors" in threat assessment






Understanding significancy and frequency of anomalies



Prediction and threat assessment






Forecasting in threat assessment






Qualitative and quantitative forecasting






Predictive analytics and modeling






Predictive behavioral threat forecasting






Methodology






Qualitative adjustments to threat confidence levels






Completing the threat assessment






Bias errors in assessing a threat

Chapter 7. Threat Management and Resolution: Engaging The Threat






Conflict management vs. conflict resolution






Monitoring






Third-party intervention






Direct interventions






Engagements based on threat level

Chapter 8. Limitations And Conclusion






Summary of key takeaways






Limitations

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Index

References

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