Questions:
1.
What are the four guiding principles for structured professional judgment in violence risk assessment?
2.
What are the ten historical items included in the SAVRY for adolescent violence risk assessment?
3.
According to Bender, what are five common factors among rampage school shooters?
4.
What are three explanations for why rampage school shooters are usually male?
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Answers:
A. Ten historical items are: history of violence, history of nonviolent offending, early initiation of violence, past supervision/intervention failures, history of self-harm or suicide attempts, exposure to violence in the home, childhood history of maltreatment, parental/ caregiver criminality, early caregiver disruption, and poor school achievement.
B 1. There is no profile or single "type" of perpetrator of targeted violence; 2. there is a dynamic interaction among perpetrator, situation, target, and the setting; 3. there is a distinction between making a threat (expressing an intent to harm a target to the target or others) and posing a threat (engaging in behaviors that lead to a plan to harm); and 4. targeted violence is not random or spontaneous.
C. Three explanations are, 1. school is often a harsh environment for boys, 2. there is a pervasive lack of male role models in schools, particularly at lower grade levels; 3. in the early years, schools tend to emphasize skills in which girls generally excel (e.g., fine-motor control, sedate behavior, and high levels of language/communication skills).
D. Five common factors are: emotional factors, alienation, prior warnings of violence, accessibility of guns, and a low or declining respect for life. |
