Professionalization has come to the field of threat management. It has developed a systematic theory unique to the field, recognized authorities have emerged, and it is finding its own ethical code of conduct. It is also beginning to grow its own culture, complete with a vocabulary of its own. Although the field has a way to go, it is well along th

Stephen W. Weston J.D., Frederick S. Calhoun

Acknowledgments, 1 New Concepts Emerging From the Professionalization of Threat Management, 2 Case Study: Piecing Together the Puzzle, 3 Case Dynamics and Intervention Synergy, 4 Case Study: The Dynamo, 5 The Need-to-Knows, 6 Case Study: Knowing What You Need, 8 The Toppling Inhibitors, 9 Differences Among the Various Venues of Violence, 10 Case Studies on the Different Venues for Violence, 11 On Cutbacks, Silos, Bunkers, and Myopic Management Strategies, 12 Case Studies on Cutbacks, Silos, Bunkers, and Myopia, Appendix A: Glossary of Threat Management Terminology, Appendix B: Association of Threat Assessment Professionals' Code of Ethical Conduct