2023 – NTAC VALIDATES INNOVATIVE PREVENTION TOOLS NEEDED

On January 25, 2023, the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released their latest report research 173 targeted attacks that took place in public spaces between 2016 and 2020.

  • “In short, NTAC’s examination of the attacks contained in this report indicates that targeted violence is preventable when communities are equipped with the appropriate tools, training, and resources to intervene before violence occurs.”
  • “All of the 180 attackers either 1) elicited concern from others, 2) shared one or more concerning communications, 3) demonstrated behavioral changes, or 4) engaged in overt planning behaviors prior to their attacks.” 
  • “Informal community systems are those that lack structure, a centralized location, and system of records. These systems tend to consist of interpersonal relationships, including family, friends, neighbors, and members of the online community. Information from informal community is gathered almost exclusively through interviews. Nearly every attacker who made a concerning communication or elicited concern in others (n = 130, 96%) had these behavioral factors observed by at least one informal community system.”

  • Attackers usually had multiple motives, the most common involving a grievance with classmates: In addition to grievances with classmates, attackers were also motivated by grievances involving school staff, romantic relationships, or other personal issues. Other motives included a desire to kill, suicide, and seeking fame or notoriety. Discovering a student’s motive for engaging in concerning behavior is critical to assessing the student’s risk of engaging in violence and identifying appropriate interventions to change behavior and manage risk.
  • All attackers exhibited concerning behaviors. Most elicited concern from others, and most communicated their intent to attack: The behaviors that elicited concern ranged from a constellation of lower-level concerns to objectively concerning or prohibited behaviors. Most of the attackers communicated a prior threat to their target or communicated their intentions to carry out an attack. In many cases, someone observed a threatening communication or behavior but did not act, either out of fear, not believing the attacker, misjudging the immediacy or location, or believing they had dissuaded the attacker. Students, school personnel, and family members should be encouraged to report troubling or concerning behaviors to ensure that those in positions of authority can intervene.

2016 – VISIONARY COMMUNITY PREVENTION TOOLS IMPLEMENTED

Below you will find the press release from Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office from December 2016. Sarpy County is equipped with Awareity’s community-wide prevention tools and training so their county-wide teams and resources can collect, funnel, share, assess, and connect scattered information (incident reports, warning signs, concerning behaviors, systems, etc.) to see the bigger picture with at-risk individuals to intervene and prevent before incidents occur.

2019 – Rick Authored THE FIRST PREVENTERS PLAYBOOK

Using 20+ years of research and early adopter successes, Rick wrote The First Preventers Playbook to expose hundreds and hundreds of common and recurring lessons learned that must become lessons implemented to save lives, reputations, and bottom lines.

PREVENTING IS A CHOSEN ACTION, RESPONDING IS A FORCED ACTION

You have 3 choices:

  • Do nothing and hope incidents will not occur.
  • Continue with status quo solutions and hope increasing trends will change.
  • Do what early adopter leaders are doing and what NTAC validates… start preventing targeted violence in your schools, workplaces, and community using visionary and proven community-wide prevention tools and training.

Choose prevention and act now, fill out the form below to set up a call with Rick Shaw.