“In a hyper‐polarized political climate with heightened tensions and acute civil unrest, waves of threatening and problematic communications can overwhelm security professionals who must identify the true danger amidst the noise.” – Simons and Tunkel, 2021. During times of crisis, conflict, or when faced with highly charged political or social issues, organizations and threat managers […]
ATAP TMC 2023 RECAP Our Clinical Security Solutions team once again attended the annual Threat Management Conference in Anaheim, California. The TMC, sponsored by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) is a yearly gathering of multi-disciplinary professionals working in the field of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management. Our team attended presentations from leading researchers
The United States Supreme Court concluded its 2023 term in July and released several decisions. Some of these rulings have received extensive media coverage such as the decision on abortion overturning Roe V. Wade. Other decisions, although receiving less media attention, are significant to those of us working in the field of threat assessment and
In our daily lives, our brains constantly process a vast amount of information from multiple sources. To cope with this massive flow of information we process the information through a filter of our personal experiences and preferences. While this process is generally efficient, it can sometimes lead to errors in thinking. This is known as
Termination – Is it the finish line or just the start of a marathon? After the fact, everyone agreed Carl was a bad hire. In retrospect, all the warning signs were there. His employment history showed frequent moves between jobs. The longest he stayed was a 2-year stretch at one company. He was only in
Adventures in Consultant Due Diligence. In May 2022, employees of a charitable organization in Omaha, Nebraska were in the middle of a typical workday when they were suddenly faced with their worst workplace nightmare. A masked man armed with a pistol burst into the office and began shooting randomly. Frightened employees observed several victims on
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1st Amendment Issues for Threat Management Teams to Consider Threat Management Teams face many challenges in keeping our communities, schools, and workplaces safe. TMTs must constantly determine whether a person making a threat actually poses a threat. The two are quite different. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom
Welcome to an expanded edition of Left of Boom, Clinical Security Solution’s monthly newsletter. Each month we share our experiences and perspectives to help nuance your understanding of issues surrounding workplace violence prevention and intervention with the goal of helping you make your workplaces safer for all. In this special issue, we’ll discuss our assessment
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American industry has made great strides in addressing the problem of workplace violence (WPV). Beginning with pioneering work by the FBI and the United States Secret Service in the late 1980s and 1990s and continuing to this day, industry standards and best practices have been developed and refined. Protocols and procedures have been codified in
Preparing Your Organization for Protests and Civil Unrest Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail – Benjamin Franklin One of the foundational rights in our democracy is the right to protest peacefully. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution clearly guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government