Preventing targeted violence against judicial officials and courts

نویسندگان

  • Randy Borum
  • Bryan Vossekuil
  • Robert Fein
  • Marisa Reddy
  • BRYAN VOSSEKUIL
  • RANDY BORUM
  • ROBERT FEIN
  • MARISA REDDY
  • John F. Kennedy
چکیده

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 factbased 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. 78 Bryan Vossekuil, Robert Fein, and Marisa Reddy are with the U.S. Secret Service. Randy Borum is at the University of South Florida. ANNALS, AAPSS, 576, July 2001

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تاریخ انتشار 2017