[PDF] Active Shooters In Houses Of Worship eBook

Author : Vinny Green
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1644685248

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This book is written by experienced staff at the G-Square International Training Academy in an effort to address the growing presence of active shooters in houses of worship. The content is intended to offer options and thoughtful guidance to the well over fifty thousand houses of worship of all denominations, beliefs, and sects that exist in the United States. It is also our belief that the content has a global value in addressing this menace. It is our fervent prayer that this publication will bring insight to leadership, members, and visitors who may be entrapped in an active shooter or other life-threatening situation while attending services or other activities in houses of worship. We hope to achieve this by discussing current best practices being developed to combat the active-shooter phenomenon, as well as presenting the best course of action to take when first responders and additional support arrive. This publication is not intended to be an exhaustive accounting of all available options. It is G-Square's God-inspired effort to present the reader with possibilities that can contribute to survival in the demon-inspired actions of an active shooter and other life-threatening events.

Author : Kris P. Moloney
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release : 2018-12-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781791373481

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We live in troubled times - the rise in gun-related violence, particularly violence directed against churches and their congregations across the nation, is proof of this. There were 147 shootings in Christian churches between 2006 and 2016, more than there were in the entire 25 years that came before. It has become imperative that churches be prepared (and able) to protect those worshiping within their walls. Today, churches must be prepared to combat violence from all corners. It's not just about stopping lone-gunmen with their own agendas targeting church members, or anti-Christian sentiment bubbling over. Church members themselves and their loved ones can bring violence into the church. If you are not prepared, that can spell disaster, as it has for too many churches across the nation. To ensure that you are prepared for any eventuality and able to curb violent acts, we offer this book.

Author : David Craig
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 2019-11-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781709218569

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The potential for violent situations at your sanctuary is real. A comprehensive plan for prevention and a quick response is an absolute necessity. This book offers a step by step process that will improve your security and safety. You'll learn how to lower the possibility of an attack while maintaining a welcoming environment. The primary focus is the protection of people. Also addressed are the protection of the finances, physical assets and the reputation of your house of worship. Assessing your needs and the development of policies, plans and training are the road map to a safer sanctuary. I sincerely hope that an active shooter event will never occur in your presence but good outcomes tend to favor those who prepare. Understanding how to protect your house of worship and adopting best practices is empowering. It sends a visible message to all visitors and staff that you are taking actions to keep them safe. The author is a Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner and Florida Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Practitioner certified by the Florida Attorney General. He performs a multitude of security assessments at houses of worship that are requested through a law enforcement agency. David also conducts seminars on the Dynamics of Violence in the Workplace. Active shooters are at the top of the food chain when it comes to threats against a house of worship but there is a lot more in the way of threats to consider. Various crimes can occur on the property and inside the buildings. There are a lot of assets to defend. Thefts of cars, equipment, cash offerings, purses and bicycles are reported. Burglary, vandalism, vehicle burglaries and arsons occur. Violent crimes against persons include robbery, assault and battery, domestic violence, murder, rape and child molestation or abduction. Houses of worship are also subject to fraud. People to protect include staff, members, visitors and all children.Criminal actors quite often do surveillance and then seek to exploit identified weaknesses in your security. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (or CPTED) solves big picture problems and addresses many individual elements of a comprehensive security strategy. Vulnerabilities are eliminated and the fear of crime is lessened. Good CPTED practices improve your image and let people know that you take pride in your property. Opportunity for crime is greatly reduced and people feel safer. All of the expected items like locks, lights and alarms are covered in this manual but you also will learn a number of dynamic techniques for enhancing your security and safety that are very subtle and non confrontational. Benefit from the most enlightened, modern and effective approach to protecting your house of worship. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Put it to work for you.

Author : Jillian Peterson
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1647002273

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"Groundbreaking." ―Rachel Louise Snyder, bestselling author of No Visible Bruises An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies Winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award Using data from the writers’ groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, The Violence Project charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence. Frustrated by reactionary policy conversations that never seemed to convert into meaningful action, special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley built The Violence Project, the first comprehensive database of mass shooters. Their goal was to establish the root causes of mass shootings and figure out how to stop them by examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of more than 170 mass shooters—from their childhood and adolescence to their mental health and motives. They’ve also interviewed the living perpetrators of mass shootings and people who knew them, shooting survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and leading experts to gain a comprehensive firsthand understanding of the real stories behind them, rather than the sensationalized media narratives that too often prevail. For the first time, instead of offering thoughts and prayers for the victims of these crimes, Peterson and Densley share their data-driven solutions for exactly what we must do, at the individual level, in our communities, and as a country, to put an end to these tragedies that have defined our modern era.

Author : Katherine Schweit
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1538146932

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Stop the Killing offers insight into what each of us can do to end the active shooter crisis plaguing America. Written by the former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit, shares an insider look at what we’ve learned, and failed to learn, about protecting our businesses, houses of worship, and schools. The book demystifies the language around active shooters, mass killings, threat assessment teams, and more. Never gathered before into one place, readers gain access to evidence-based research and the most up-to-date information as they travel step-by-step through shooting prevention efforts and shooting aftermaths. Beginning with an understanding of how to spot potential shooters, readers learn the many ways to prevent shootings and the role threat assessment teams play. Threat assessment experts provide insight on what kind of information they need, and how they use it to intercept a person on a pathway to violence. The book guides readers through the process of assessing building security weaknesses and shows how to find vulnerabilities in people, programs, and policies. Packed with practical advice for training every age, from preschoolers, to elementary school children, to adults, the book also includes the author’s own teaching outline on how to train people to run, hide, fight. The book gathers together examples to help build individualized emergency operations plans and shows how to tap vast government resources to cover costs to your office and employees, districts and students, and survivors and victim’s families. Hear sober advice gathered from those who have survived and responded to shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Aurora theater, Los Angeles International Airport, and more. Their common theme is that it can happen anywhere and has. All the more reason to accept that as each of us better understand what happens and how to prevent it, we can be the ones to stop the killing. The book also features a new preface exploring the 2021 school shooting tragedy in Michigan, especially the groundbreaking use of a domestic terrorism charge filed against the shooter and involuntary manslaughter charges filed against his parents.

Author : Lauren Holley-Allen, MA PSA
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 29,98 MB
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 109808277X

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO WRITE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN FOR YOUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR PLACE OF BUSINESS Do you know what to do in case of an emergency? If a hate crime occurs in your house of worship, or a natural disaster hits it, or a deadly virus suddenly threatens your congregation, would you know what to do? This one-of-a-kind book gathers all the information you need to know to protect your congregation or business in one handy volume. Using easy-to-follow, non-technical language, it will prepare you to write, plan, and train colleagues within your congregation or organization to face whatever emergency presents itself with confidence. The information in this book applies to various faiths, houses of worship, and interfaith organizations, and its appeal extends beyond the walls of your house of worship by providing actionable guidance to: Anyone interested in the training, safety, and security fields First responders Government agencies Emergency management professionals Planning professionals Mental health professionals School administrators Our world is an unpredictable place, and you never know where the next threat might come from. But with the powerful information revealed in this book, you will be prepared for it when it does. LAUREN HOLLEY-ALLEN is a retired psychiatrist assistant and trained administrator with the State of Maryland. She has worked as state training officer for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and director of Education and Training for the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene. Mrs. Holley-Allen's career spans over thirty years of state service, in which she first joined as a master's-level psychologist in 1985. Additionally, she worked as a consultant for Glass Health Systems and Union Memorial Hospital. She developed and taught diversity Training for psychiatric interns who worked in emergency rooms with physically and emotionally challenged minority patients. She provided psychiatric consultation and training for area hospitals, nursing homes, and in special education schools with students and faculty. She lives in Towson, Maryland.

Author : Julia Cook
Publisher : National Center for Youth Issues
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1937870979

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When faced with danger you must DO something. The teacher at the Ant Hill School wants her students to be prepared - for everything! One day, she teaches her students what to do if a "dangerous someone" is in their school. "I'll be your shepherd, and you're all my sheep, so you must do what I say. Pretend there's a wolf in our building, and we MUST stay out of his way!" "We need a great plan of action in case we start to get scared. The ALICE Plan will work the best, to help us be prepared." Unfortunately, in the world we now live in, we must ask the essential question: What are the options for survival if we find ourselves in a violent intruder event? I'm Not Scared...I'm Prepared! will enhance the ALICE concepts and make them applicable to children of all ages in a non-fearful way. By using this book, children can develop a better understanding of what needs to be done if they ever encounter a "dangerous someone."

Author : Patricia S. Lotich
Publisher : Bowkers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 18,8 MB
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780991645022

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Church leaders understand that managing the day-to-day operations of a church can be challenging because of limited resources, managing volunteer labor, and supporting the needs of the congregation. Smart Church Management: A Quality Approach to Church Administration, Third Edition is an updated guide for managing the resources of a church - which is people, time and money. This book provides tools and examples for decision making and problem-solving for church administration that is easy to understand and more importantly, quick to implement! This book also includes discussion questions to provoke thought and discussion for church teams. This book is ideal for ministry students, church boards, church leadership and church administrators.