Assessing student threats : a handbook for implementing the Salem-Keizer system / edited by John Van Dreal.

Includes bibliographical references.

A brief history of the system / John Van Dreal -- Supportive research and recommendations / John Van Dreal -- Basic concepts / John Van Dreal -- Level 1 (site based assessment) / John Van Dreal -- Level 2 (community-based assessment) overview / John Van Dreal -- Level 2 investigation team / John Van Dreal, Allan Rainwater, Dave Okada -- Level 2 student threat assessment team operations / John Van Dreal, Martin Speckmaier -- Organizing a student threat assessment system / John Van Dreal -- Other security and behavioral issues on school campuses / Rod Swinehart [and others] -- Adult threat assessment / Dave Okada [and others] -- Threat assessment in higher education / John Van Dreal, Martin Speckmaier -- Staying ahead of targeted violence / Seth G. Elliott.

Assessing Student Threats: A Handbook for Implementing the Salem-Keizer System is a manual for the implementation of a threat assessment system that follows the recommendations of the Safe Schools Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education, and the FBI. Written from an educator's perspective with contributing authors from law enforcement, public mental health, and the district attorney's office, this book contains an introduction to the basic concepts of threat assessment, a review of the research, and an outlined process for the application of a comprehensive yet expeditious multidisciplinary system. The book also includes the protocols needed to assess threats, document concerns and interventions, and track the progress of supervision. As extra features, there are chapters on site security, community safety, adult threat assessment, and an adaptation of the system for higher education.