TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - The value of prevention: managing the risks associated with targeted violence and active shooters JO - Journal of healthcare protection management A1 - Doherty, Matthew SP - 48 EP - 55 VL - 32 IS - 1 N2 - Every time we turn on the news, or open our Internet browsers, a story about an active shooter--at a school, house of worship, public place and even in our workplace--spills onto the page, the author reports. In this article he focuses on how we can prevent these incidents from occurring. What exactly is "targeted violence"--and why is what experts call "behavioral threat assessment" one of the single most effective ways to prevent the next active shooter incident in any organization?

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