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This report, the second in a yearly series, provides an analysis of mass attacks that occurred in public spaces in the United States between January and December 2018.  These incidents included three mass attacks targeting high schools, including the attacks in Benton, KY; Parkland, FL; and Santa Fe, TX.

This report, the first in a yearly series, provides an analysis of mass attacks that occurred in public spaces in the United States between January and December 2017.

This document provides an overview of the model that the University of Virginia developed for conducting student threat assessments. It includes a review of each step of the process as well as the rationale behind each one.

This report summarizes the findings of a study that aimed to further the prevention of targeted school-based attacks by exploring how students with prior knowledge of attacks made decisions regarding what steps, if any, to take after learning the information.

This survey provides the general public with results regarding authorities’ knowledge of victimization incidents involving children and youth, particularly police, school and medical authorities.

This webpage provides various tools developed by the Center for Disease Control to help the general public understand and effectively prevent school violence.

This tool assesses the use of CPTED principles in three areas of schools: grounds, buildings, and interiors. It includes the principles of natural surveillance, access management, territoriality, physical maintenance, and order maintenance.

These reports summarize the outcomes of summits that bring together experts from a variety of disciplines, including law enforcement, academic education, social sciences, private security, and emergency management to develop cross-cutting prevention strategies and a framework for a prevention toolkit adaptable to individual communities.

This report includes practical advice gathered from experienced school resource officers (SROs) on how law enforcement, schools and school districts can work together to keep schools safe.

This guidance informs schools of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, as well as the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement.