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The Risk of School Rampage: Assessing and Preventing Threats of School Violence

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  • © 2014

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  1. Eric Madfis

    1. University of Washington, Tacoma, USA

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By examining averted school rampage incidents, this work addresses problematic gaps in school violence scholarship and advances existing knowledge about mass murder, violence prevention, bystander intervention, threat assessment, and disciplinary policy in school contexts.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 1-22

  3. Assessing the Substance and Risk of Student Rampage Threats

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 23-55

  4. Confidence and Doubts about Assessing Averted Rampage Violence

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 56-68

  5. Preventing School Rampage Violence through Student Bystander Intervention and Positive School Environments

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 69-94

  6. Summary of Findings, Policy Implications, and Future Research

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 95-103

  7. Methodological Appendix

    • Eric Madfis
    Pages 104-116

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 117-142
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Reviews

"Madfis has made a masterful contribution to our understanding of school rampage shootings. His new book provides not only a conceptual overview but also a practical guide for the assessment and prevention of school violence.' - Jack Levin, Co-Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University, USA, and co-author of Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder

"The Risk of School Rampage makes a major contribution to our understanding of how school violence schemes are developed and provides insight about core recurring themes in the planning of rampage violence across a range of cases." - Stuart Henry, Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University, USA

"On the subject of assessing and preventing acts of extreme violence in schools, this book sets the standard as the forefront of rigorous knowledge. This book is essential reading for anyone with the desire to understand evenhanded social scientific perspectives on the risks and prevention of school rampages." - Glenn W. Muschert, Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Social Justice Studies, Miami University, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Washington, Tacoma, USA

    Eric Madfis

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Eric Madfis is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Washington, USA.

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