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Ep. 108. Keeping Schools Safe with Behavioral Threat Assessment

Ep. 108. Keeping Schools Safe with Behavioral Threat Assessment

Update: 2025-08-12
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As summer winds down, the perennial question of how to create a safe and equitable environment for students is on the minds of many school leaders, administrators, and teachers. On this episode of Policy Outsider, we explore the practice of using multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams to evaluate students who are at risk and recommend holistic and programmatic pathways to make sure their needs are being met.

Guests

  • Eric Madfis, Professor, Criminal Justice and Director, Violence Prevention and Transformation Research Collaborative, School of Social Work & Criminal Justice, University of Washington-Tacoma
  • Jaclyn Schildkraut, Executive Director, Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, Rockefeller Institute of Government
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Ep. 108. Keeping Schools Safe with Behavioral Threat Assessment

Ep. 108. Keeping Schools Safe with Behavioral Threat Assessment

Rockefeller Institute