Stopping the school shooter
Subtitle: the life you save may be your own
By: Ronald C. Glidden
Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781432755676
Subjects: School shootings; School violence; Prevention; Crime prevention; Students
Description: "Instinct -- some might call it common sense -- is a survival skill that is far more important than all the media hype or emergency manuals you will ever read about school shooters and it is a survival skill that is lacking in many schools today. Do not ignore your instincts. This book will help you sharpen those instincts to help you stay alive."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-231).
Table of contents: title: Whose job?; title: Getting past the media hype; title: Defining school violence; title: What makes them so different?; title: Just plain crazy; title: Why target a school?; title: Bullying; title: Failures; title: What works?; title: Warning signs; title: Threat assessments; title: Breaking the code of silence; title: Guns galore; title: It sounds like firecrackers; title: Lock-down; title: What can parents do?