18 claims on pp. 3–98 (fact 3, statement 7, evidence 2, conclusion 2, definition 4).
Some of the most severe acts of workplace violence are premeditated attacks on places people routinely work and visit, including offices, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, schools, and factories.
Some of the most severe acts of workplace violence are premeditated attacks targeting the places where we routinely work and visit
Acts of targeted workplace violence are devastating, resulting in trauma, injury, and loss of life.
The consequences of these acts of targeted workplace violence are devastating to our nation, resulting in trauma, injury, and most tragically, loss of life.
NTAC has examined targeted violence for over 25 years and published research and operational guidance.
For over 25 years, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has examined targeted violence and published groundbreaking research and operational guidance
Targeted workplace violence is a premeditated act of violence at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
A premeditated act of violence perpetrated at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
Targeted violence takes multiple forms, including attacks targeting government officials, schools, houses of worship, and workplaces.
Targeted violence encompasses multiple forms of violence that have impacted communities across the nation, including attacks targeting government officials, schools, houses of worship, and workplaces.
Targeted workplace violence is a premeditated act of violence perpetrated at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
Targeted workplace violence can be defined as a premeditated act of violence perpetrated at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
A definition box defines targeted workplace violence as a premeditated act of violence perpetrated at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
A premeditated act of violence perpetrated at a workplace, directed at a specific individual, group, or location, regardless of motivation and generally unrelated to other criminal activity.
Targeted workplace violence has been perpetrated by individuals known or knowable to a workplace, including current and former employees, customers, clients, patients, visitors, and romantic partners or relatives.
targeted workplace violence has been perpetrated by a variety of individuals who are known or knowable to a workplace
The strategies are intended to help organizations prevent all forms of targeted workplace violence, including violence toward employees, executives, customers, visitors, and others.
The strategies identified in this publication are intended to assist organizations in preventing all forms of targeted workplace violence, including violence toward an organization's employees, executives, customers, visitors, and others.
cite page 32 Part 2: A Guide for Workplace Violence Prevention
The sample policy establishes a named BTAM program dedicated to the proactive prevention of targeted violence in the workplace.
In support of that commitment, this policy establishes [name of the BTAM program], which is dedicated to the proactive prevention of targeted violence in the workplace.
cite page 42 Step 2: Establish BTAM Program Policy and Procedures
Physical assaults are among the behaviors that may be concerning.
Concerning behaviors may include escalating interpersonal disputes, grievances, concerning social media content, stalking and harassment, obsessions with violence, idolizing past attackers, fixating on people or locations, suicidal ideations, self-harm, unusual levels of aggression, threats, weapons violations, and physical assaults.
cite page 50 Step 4: Identify and Process Reports of Concerning Behavior
Figure 8 lists, under Objectively Concerning, physical violence toward people, animals, or property.
Physical violence toward people, animals, or property
cite page 51 Step 4: Identify and Process Reports of Concerning Behavior
Assessment Themes characterize common patterns of thinking and behavior found in the background and behavioral history of individuals who have engaged in past acts of targeted violence.
Assessment Themes characterize common patterns of thinking and behavior found in the background and behavioral history of individuals who have engaged in past acts of targeted violence.
NTAC research on targeted violence found that motives for violence are multifaceted, and individuals often have multiple identifiable motivations at once.
NTAC's research on targeted violence has revealed that motives for violence are multifaceted, and individuals often have multiple identifiable motivations at once
The research demonstrates that future tragedies are preventable if communities are equipped with the training and resources to identify individuals of concern, assess their risk of violence, and intervene appropriately.
has demonstrated that future tragedies are preventable if communities are equipped with the training and resources necessary to identify individuals of concern, assess their risk of violence, and intervene appropriately.
Security Executive Council. (2025). Executive Targeting Report: Analysis of Attacks on Corporate Executives from 2003–2025. www.securityexecutivecouncil.com.
Executive Targeting Report: Analysis of Attacks on Corporate Executives from 2003–2025.
ASIS International. (2025). The Executive Threat Environment: Benchmarking Research on Risk-Based Approaches to Executive Protection. www.asisonline.org.
The Executive Threat Environment: Benchmarking Research on Risk-Based Approaches to Executive Protection.
National Threat Assessment Center. (2024). Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement to Prevent Targeted Violence. U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security. www.secretservice.gov/ntac.
Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement to Prevent Targeted Violence.
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