Active Shooter: Preparing for and Responding to a Growing Threat

by Kevin Doss, Charles Shepherd

Overview

According to Pinkerton—the leading provider of risk management services in the world—workplace violence is second only to cybersecurity as the top threat faced by organizations today. Incidents involving active shooters in the workplace are on the rise and becoming more violent and deadly. Active Shooter provides the tools necessary to identify potential violent individuals, along with the options and responses needed to save lives, reduce corporate liability, and recover from an active shooter event should it happen.

Active Shooter begins with a brief history of active shooters and how they have changed over time. It shows why many perpetrators initiate attacks, what they often are thinking, and some of the indicators that could have been identified prior to the attack. The book shows how to develop an active shooter program in an organization, walking readers through the entire process including training exercises to test the efficiency of the program. With the uniquely private security perspective, Active Shooter illustrates how to communicate with law enforcement, government agencies, and the media in the event of active shooter incident. The book concludes with a discussion of how organizations can recover promptly after an incident, which is crucial for operational survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128027844
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/18/2015
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kevin T. Doss, MS, CPP, PSP has over 25 years of experience providing protective services in high-risk environments worldwide. His expertise includes: High-risk protection services and risk, vulnerability and threat assessments, emergency planning, security program development and the application of physical protection systems. Mr. Doss was an instructor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Active Shooter Workshop and regularly teaches workplace violence and active shooter courses for many of our nation's top organizations.

He has experience developing infrastructure protection programs, and emergency action and recovery plans for U.S. government agencies and commercial organizations on a global scale. He was part of an expert team that performed a Threat, Vulnerability Risk Assessment of the entire 51-mile Canal Zone in Panama.

Kevin's educational credentials include a Master’s of Science Degree in Security and Risk Management from the University of Leicester, UK, and two ASIS board certifications: Physical Security Professional (PSP) and Certified Protection Professional (CPP).

Mr. Doss is the ASIS International (ASIS) PSP Board Certification Advisor and lead instructor. He is also an adjunct ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Board Certification Advisor and instructor. He helped to develop the on-line educational series and in-class review programs for both the PSP and CPP board certifications. In addition, Kevin has written and published multiple chapters on security related topics and is the author of the Physical Security Professional (PSP) Study Guide, 2nd Edition.

In addition to his work-related and educational contributions, Mr. Doss founded the ASIS Foundation's Lines of Hope Program in 2007, which provides monetary and material assistance to wounded soldiers and their families while they recover at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.

Table of Contents

1. Active Shooter and Workplace Violence History 2. Motivations and Triggers 3. Effective Planning 4. First Responders and the Private Sector 5. Coordinated Response, Expectations and Goals 6. Internal and External Communications 7. Human Resources 8. Preparedness9. Training, Awareness, Education and Exercise 10. Recovery

AppendixA. Types and Classifications of MurderersB. Psychological Characteristics of MurderersC. Recovery From an Active Shooting EventD. Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Training ExerciseE. Case Studies

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How to prevent violent incidents in the workplace—and how to respond to them should they occur

Editorial Reviews

"Anyone concerned with protecting soft targets can learn something from this book,…this is one of the most comprehensive and readable books on this important subject. Readers will no doubt look forward to more from these authors." —ASIS Dynamics

"...a comprehensive and detailed examination of the measures required to prevent active shooter events, ranging from preparing for, responding to, and recovering from such incidents." —Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International

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