Guidelines for Responding to Student
Threats of Violence

Guidelines for Responding to Student Threats of Violence is a research-based manual that explains how to form a school team to assess and resolve student threats of violence. It provides detailed instruction for school administrators, psychologists, counselors, and law enforcement officers in a seven-step threat assessment and intervention process. This practical approach helps school personnel understand why a student made a threat and how to address the underlying cause of the threat.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What is threat assessment?
Chapter 2 The threat assessment team
Chapter 3 Beginning the threat assessment
Chapter 4 Responding to substantive threats
Chapter 5 Mental health assessment of threatening students
Chapter 6 Pathways to youth violence
Chapter 7 Frequently asked questions
Chapter 8 Research findings
Chapter 9 Schoolwide violence prevention
Chapter 10 Interventions after a student threat of violence
Chapter 11 Implementation
References
Appendices Threat Assessment Documentation Form Behavior Support Plan Form Behavior Support Plans for Chapter 10 Case Examples

Threat Assessment Decision Tree

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