NCJ Number
242787
Date Published
April 2013
Length
51 pages
Annotation
This report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, presents information from the National Summit on Multiple Casualty Shootings.
Abstract
In December 2012 a national summit on multiple casualty shootings was conducted with participants from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); and the Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Division of Public Safety Leadership. The primary purpose of the summit was to bring together subject-matter experts from a wide range of disciplines that could work towards developing prevention strategies for mass casualty shootings. This report presents the results of the summit, discussing summit objectives, anticipated outcomes, and academic research and emerging perspectives on multiple casualty shootings. The objectives for the summit were to "identify and place in order of priority the concerns, issues, and needs challenging the prevention of multiple casualty shootings; identify notable successes in the identification, notification, evaluation, intervention, documentation, and dissemination of information for addressing multiple casualty shooting threats; and suggest a course of action, short-term and long-term, for advancing the dialogue regarding the prevention of multiple casualty shootings." The report also includes a set of eight recommendations that were developed at the summit; the recommendations are divided into two categories: institutions-focused and subject-focused. Future areas for exploration are discussed. Figures, appendixes, bibliography, and resources