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This report, the third in a yearly series, provides an analysis of mass attacks that occurred in public spaces in the United States between January and December 2019. 

A new area of research suggests that schools should have a systematic and coordinated approach in place to gather and process information on threats, respond appropriately, and document the response.

The following study examines 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools and highlights the importance of proactive reporting and intervention. 

This quick reference guide identifies, from a law enforcement perspective, the 10 most essential actions schools, school districts, and law enforcement agencies can take to prevent mass casualty attacks in our nation’s schools and, when prevention is not enough, to respond rapidly and effectively to end the threat as quickly as possible to save lives.

The COPS Office School Safety Working Group has identified 10 essential actions that can be taken by schools, school districts, and law enforcement agencies to help prevent critical incidents involving the loss of life or injuries in our nation's schools and to respond rapidly and effectively when incidents do occur. 

This model threat assessment's policies, procedures, and guidelines focus on providing schools with “a model policy for the establishment of threat assessment teams, including procedures for the assessment of and intervention with students whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of school staff or students.

This e-journal highlights essential Coronavirus transition-back support, information, and resources.  

This essay seeks examine the empirical evidence surrounding common security measures enacted in response to well publicized school shootings and calling for the use of an evidence based approach to school safety.

On October 19, 2018, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) summit brought together architects, policymakers, students, educators, school administrators, law enforcement and building code officials, mental health experts, and others to examine violence in schools and explore ways to holistically improve safety and security in our school communities.

This webpage links to a list of juvenile specific programs on CrimeSolutions.gov from the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ).