Concepts and Case Studies in Threat Management (Paperback)

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 the path to becoming a profession.

One product of this ongoing professionalization is the identification of certain key concepts that, until now, have been unidentified or undefined. Concepts and Case Studies in Threat Management explores the salient themes essential to the practice and profession of threat management. These concepts include case dynamics and intervention synergy, the importance of determining key factors in each situation, the power of inhibitors, differences among the various venues of violence, and avoiding myopic management strategies and isolationism. The authors illustrate these concepts and more, with detailed examples and real-life case studies that give readers practical, concrete perspectives on the myriad threat management scenarios they may encounter as they practice their profession. The book also introduces a glossary of terms, developed in a joint effort between the authors and researchers at the University of Nebraska’s Public Policy Center, that have emerged during the current professionalization of threat management.

Moving the field towards a more pragmatic approach, the book explores in depth the current state of the threat management process. With a full understanding of the components and challenges in each threat management situation, those charged with protecting the public will improve their approach to the tasks of identifying, assessing, and managing individuals who pose a risk of violence.

專業化已經進入威脅管理領域。它已經發展出一套獨特於該領域的系統理論，並出現了被認可的權威人士，同時也正在建立自己的道德行為準則。它也開始形成自己的文化，並擁有自己的詞彙。儘管該領域還有一段路要走，但它已經在成為一個專業的道路上取得了很大進展。

這種持續的專業化的產物之一是確定了一些關鍵概念，這些概念在此之前一直未被確定或定義。《威脅管理中的概念與案例研究》探討了威脅管理實踐和專業所必不可少的重要主題。這些概念包括案例動態和干預協同作用、確定每個情況中的關鍵因素的重要性、抑制因素的力量、不同暴力場所之間的差異，以及避免狹隘的管理策略和孤立主義。作者們通過詳細的例子和實際案例研究來說明這些概念，讓讀者對他們在實踐專業時可能遇到的各種威脅管理情景有實際、具體的觀點。該書還介紹了一個術語詞彙表，該詞彙表是作者與內布拉斯加大學公共政策中心的研究人員共同努力下，在當前威脅管理專業化過程中出現的。

該書深入探討了威脅管理過程的現狀，將該領域推向更實用的方法。通過全面了解每個威脅管理情況中的組成部分和挑戰，負責保護公眾安全的人員將改進他們對識別、評估和管理潛在暴力風險個體的方法。