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…
COVID-19 Personal Triage and Educational Tool
THINKMD has released a COVID-19 triage and educational tool that guides people through a COVID-19 self-risk assessment. It is based on the latest published peer-reviewed WHO and CDC clinical data…
National Institute of Justice Notes From the Field: “The Importance of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism”
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice’s Notes From the Field series features leading voices in the criminal justice field to share their strategies for responding to the…
USA Today: USA on edge: Mass-shooting false alarms has a ‘hidden cost’ for police, community
Dr. Frank Straub, Director of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, was recently interviewed in this USA Today article — talking about the hidden psychological and emotional costs for…
C-SPAN: Frank Straub on Domestic Terrorism and Law Enforcement
Frank Straub, Director of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, recently appeared on C-SPAN discussing the role of law enforcement in combatting domestic terrorism.
COPS Office Community Policing Dispatch: Lessons Learned from Studying Averted/Completed Acts of Mass Violence in Schools
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) recently featured the National Police Foundation’s Averted School Violence initiative in its Community Policing Dispatch e-newsletter. Read…
Center for Mass Violence Response Studies’ Statement Regarding the Mass Violence Attacks in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton
In 2019, persons motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and individual factors have engaged in acts of mass violence targeting innocent persons in communities across the United States. These…