Bomb Threats in Schools, 2011

• NCJ Number: 236802
• Author(s): Graeme R. Newman
• Date Published: August 2011
• Length: 68 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2002-CK-WX-0003
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
• Corporate Author: Ctr for Problem-Oriented Policing (POP)
• Sale Source: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Problem-Specific Guides Series, Problem-Oriented Guides for Police No. 32

Annotation

This guide is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services' Problem-Specific Guide Series that provides advice and knowledge to law enforcement on how to reduce the problem of bomb threats in schools.

Abstract

This guide examines the problem of bomb threats in schools, and provides advice to law enforcement on dealing with the problem. The guide looks at bomb threats in public and private schools for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Colleges and universities are excluded from the analysis due to their differing forms of organization and administration. The guide is divided into three main sections. The first section examines the problem of bomb threats in schools, the extent of the problem, and its impact on victims. The second section of the guide provides guidance to local law enforcement on understanding the problem of bomb threats in their community. Information is provided on how to ask the right questions regarding the school, threats, munitions, and locations and times. The third section of the guide examines general and specific responses to the problem of bomb threats in schools, and looks at responses that have limited effectiveness at dealing with the problem. Tables, figures, appendixes, and references