Dr. Frank Straub, Director of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, recently became a member of the University of Michigan’s Medical School’s Acute Care Research Unit. ACRU’s research focuses…
Dr. Mahshid Abir Joins CMVRS Advisory Board
The Center is pleased to announce Dr. Mahshid Abir recently joined the Board of Advisors. Dr. Abir is an emergency physician and health services researcher with a joint appointment at…
Dr. Deborah C. Beidel Joins CMVRS Advisory Board
The Center is pleased to announce Dr. Deborah C. Beidel recently joined the Board of Advisors. Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP is Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor of Psychology and…
Rocky Mountain PBS News: Former Columbine Student Reflects on Killers’ Red Flags
April 20, 2019 marked the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. In this PBS News article, one survivor reflects on one of the killer’s red flags, including his…
PoliceOne.com: Roundtable: 20 years after Columbine, are our schools safer?
Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting, PoliceOne.com commissioned a roundtable discussion amongst law enforcement experts across the country to assess the progress that has been made in school…
Averted School Violence “Near Miss” Initiative Featured in Congressional Briefing
March 8, 2019 — Dr. Frank Straub, Director of Strategic Studies and the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies at the National Police Foundation, participated in the Sandy Hook Promise and AASA (The School Superintendents Association)…
Mar. 8: Director Straub to Speak in Congressional Briefing
On March 8th, 2019, Director Straub will be speaking at a Congressional Staff Briefing entitled “Keeping Students Safe: Proven Programs to Prevent School Violence” hosted by Reps. Deutch (D-FL), Rutherford…
COPS Office and Police Foundation Release Reports on Averted School Violence
After years of listening to warnings that school shootings can happen anywhere, there’s some newly released research to back them up. With funding from the Office of Community Oriented Policing…
Just Published: A Comparison of Averted and Completed School Attacks from the ASV Database
IN 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provided funding to the Police Foundation to initiate…