Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials and Courts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2001
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/000271620157600107
Abstract
Attacks against judicial officials and the courts are rare events but carry the potential for tremendous impact on the American judiciary. In this article, the authors describe a systematic approach to prevent targeted violence against judges and their courts. They begin with a brief overview of findings from operational research on assassinations and attacks against public officials, including judges. They then review the threat assessment approach, a fact based risk assessment method developed to prevent assassinations, and examine its utility for evaluating risk of targeted violence toward judges and courts. The authors conclude with a discussion of research recommendations to better understand and prevent targeted violence in the judiciary.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, v. 576, issue 1, p. 78-90
Scholar Commons Citation
Vossekuil, Bryan; Borum, Randy; Fein, Robert; and Reddy, Marisa, "Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials and Courts" (2001). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/12
