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Mass Homicide


Before the Night in Moscow: Foreseeability vs. Predictability Through a BTAM Lens and Application of the SHIELD Rapid TriageTM Protocol
Introduction The homicides of four University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho, shook the public not only because of their brutality, but because they reignited a recurring, and often misunderstood, question after targeted violence: Could this have been prevented? That question tends to trigger a search for certainty, who “should have known,” what warning sign “proved” intent, and why no one “predicted” the outcome. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) offer

Matt Talbot, PhD, LCSW, CTM
Mar 3023 min read
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