Warning Signs: Identifying School Shooters Before They Strike

by Peter Langman

Overview

How do we prevent the next school shooting? By knowing the warning signs.

Dr. Langman's timely book presents practical, research-based guidance on anticipating and preventing mass attacks. Warning Signs is for all members of a school community, including school personnel, mental health professionals, law enforcement officers, parents, and students. Drawing on lessons learned from dozens of thwarted plots and deadly attacks, Warning Signs provides the insight necessary to keep schools safe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578923000
Publisher:	Langman Psychological Associates, LLC
Publication date:	07/14/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	449 KB

About the Author

Dr. Peter Langman is the Director of Research and School Safety Training at Drift Net, LLC, and a researcher with the National Threat Assessment Center of the U.S. Secret Service.

Table of Contents

Contents

About This Book

1 · We're All on Duty

2 · They're Not Who We Think They Are: Stereotypes and FAQs

3 · Leakage: When Students Reveal Their Intentions

4 · Attack-Related Behavior: When Thinking Becomes Doing

5 · Getting Psyched: Immersion in a World of Violence

6 · Motivations and Justifications

7 · Warning Signs in Student Assignments

8 · Barriers to Action

9 · Threat Assessment 101

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: A Glossary of Insider References

Notes and Sources

Index

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Warning Signs

"All educators who work with students from elementary school to college age will find tools in this book to recognize warning signs, encourage proper threat assessment, and ultimately avert a tragedy. Dr. Langman's research and work have saved lives. I know. Mine is one of them."

- Molly Bradley Hudgens, Congressional Medal of Honor Citizen Honors Recipient; author of Saving Sycamore: The School Shooting that Never Happened

"I wish I did not know Peter Langman. I wish his work did not matter to me, or any of us for that matter. But it does. My daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. In hindsight, what happened to my daughter was preventable. This important book will take readers through identification of potential attackers and how to take action before the next mass shooting happens. For the safety of those you love, I hope you take the time to read this book."

- Fred Guttenberg, gun safety activist; author of Find the Helpers

"To say that Warning Signs is a must-read doesn't go far enough. This book should be required reading for every educator, school safety professional, and law enforcement officer in America. At a time in our history when we are faced with increased violence in our schools and communities, Dr. Langman provides a critical understanding of what we are facing and what we can do to make a difference. This book should be part of every school district's threat management program."

- John McDonald, Executive Director, Department of School Safety, Jefferson County Public Schools

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