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Threat Assessment

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Climate, Technology, Trust: Ways to Help Students Report Threats to Their School
When students or others don't know how to report a threat or aren't willing to do so, important opportunities to protect students may be missed. Schools receive comparatively little guidance about how to implement an effective reporting program or how to build a robust reporting culture. A recent research effort helps to fill this gap, highlighting seven key implications for school safety planning.
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Sep 29, 2022
The 74
Pauline Moore, Brian A. Jackson

Workforce Diversity

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Diversity in the Military, Telemedicine Abortion, China and Taiwan: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the benefits of increasing and maintaining diversity in the armed forces, the challenges of telemedicine abortion, whether Indo-Pacific countries are backing China or Taiwan, and more.
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Aug 26, 2022
China

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China's Ambitions, Origins of the Coronavirus, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on China’s quest for global primacy, understanding the coronavirus origin story, how parents feel about sending their children back to school, and more.
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Jun 11, 2021
Sexual Assault

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Sexual Assault in the Military, School Security, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the risk of sexual assault to sexual minorities in the U.S. military, making medication treatment more accessible to people struggling with opioid addiction, countering Russian propaganda, and more.
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Jun 4, 2021
School Security

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Coronavirus Will Require Changes in Schools When They Reopen to Protect Students
Schools will likely need to modify their practices so that their teachers, staff, and students maintain social distancing standards whenever they reopen. If a federal agency would create guidance, then educators could focus on teaching students.
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Apr 16, 2020
Fox News Channel
Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl
School Security

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How Can the U.S. Do a Better Job of Keeping Kids Safe at School?
Many proposals to improve school safety promote the use of technology, such as metal detectors and video cameras. How effective are these devices? The evidence is mixed.
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Mar 26, 2018
Fox News Channel
Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand, Jessica Saunders, et al.
Gun Violence

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How to Bring Facts into the Gun Policy Debate
As debate continues to rage over the causes and prevention of gun violence, it's worth asking how science can help lawmakers and the public resolve longstanding disagreements that have stood in the way of solutions.
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Mar 9, 2018
USA Today
Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral
School Security

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Body Cameras on Teachers Are Not the Answer to Classroom Management
Teachers at two schools in England are wearing body cameras as part of a pilot program aimed at stopping classroom disruption. How they use the cameras could be counter-productive and may even escalate disruptive situations.
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Feb 13, 2017
Schools Week
Alex Sutherland
Terrorism Threat Assessment

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How Terrorist Threats Against LA and New York Schools Exposed Weaknesses
The handling of terrorist threats on Los Angeles and New York City schools calls into question the ability of national and local government to coordinate a terrorist crisis involving two or more cities.
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Dec 23, 2015
The Hill
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins, Richard Daddario
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Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution
Published commentary by RAND staff: Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution, in Washingtonpost.com.
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Apr 18, 2007
Washingtonpost.com
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins