Initiate Fact Finding: Information be obtained from any or all of the below listed sources: Victim(s) Records restricted/private/public – Witnesses Examination of forensic evidence Family members including intimate partners and spouses Contact information direct (verbal or physical contact) or – Friends/Co-workers indirect (mail, e-mail, IM messages, etc.) Law enforcement personnel Wiretap and surveillance Instigator Money transfers informants Behavioral information of interest could include information from direct or indirect sources Process Variables Risk Factors Inhibitors/Stabilizers Approach behavior Weapons use connected to emotional – Consideration of available inhibitors release, fascination with destructive Evidence of escalation threats, etc. – and the person’s access and utilization Motivational factors what is driving Fantasy rehearsal – of them the individual delusion, fanatical – Evidence of deterioration deteriorating Treatment availability, utilization, and – beliefs, revenge, entitlement, mental state, psychosis past receptivity grandiosity, need to closure Actively violent state of mind suicidal Family – Drug use meth, cocaine, alcohol, – or homicidal thoughts Other social support steroids Command hallucinations, thought Spiritual beliefs opposing violence Head trauma insertion/withdrawal, paranoia of Connectedness and healthy History of criminal, violent, homicidal, imminent threat affectional bonds. stalking, threats, assaultive behavior, Diminishing inhibitions violation of conditional release Diminishing or impaired coping Prior involuntary or voluntary mental Inability or limited view or ability to health commitments pursue other options Documented homicidal or suicidal Evaporating protective inhibitors thoughts, psychotic violent thoughts Sense of inevitability (tunnel vision, Past suicide attempts foregone conclusion) Ordinary response to authority and limit Pre-attack or ritualistic preparatory setting actions (writing suicide note, suicide Reference groups, heroes, affiliations, video, religious rituals, purchase of and community attachments camouflage clothing) Perception of injustice or insoluble Recent acquisition of/ preparation of problems weapons, escalation of practice with no History of mental problems that sanctioned reason compromise coping or enhance appeal Subject’s response to assessment and of violence. inquiries
Initiate Fact Finding: Information be obtained from any or all of the below listed sources: Victim(s) Witnesses Family members including intimate partners and spouses Friends/Co-workers Law enforcement personnel Instigator Records – restricted/private/public Examination of forensic evidence Contact information – direct (verbal or physical contact) or indirect (mail, e-mail, IM messages, etc.) Wiretap and surveillance Money transfers informants Behavioral information of interest could include information from direct or indirect sources Process Variables Approach behavior Evidence of escalation – threats, etc. Fantasy rehearsal Evidence of deterioration – deteriorating mental state, psychosis Actively violent state of mind – suicidal or homicidal thoughts Command hallucinations, thought insertion/withdrawal, paranoia of imminent threat Diminishing inhibitions Diminishing or impaired coping Inability or limited view or ability to pursue other options Evaporating protective inhibitors Sense of inevitability (tunnel vision, foregone conclusion) Pre-attack or ritualistic preparatory actions (writing suicide note, suicide video, religious rituals, purchase of camouflage clothing) Recent acquisition of/ preparation of weapons, escalation of practice with no sanctioned reason Subject’s response to assessment and inquiries Risk Factors Weapons – use connected to emotional release, fascination with destructive Motivational factors – what is driving the individual – delusion, fanatical beliefs, revenge, entitlement, grandiosity, need to closure Drug use – meth, cocaine, alcohol, steroids Head trauma History of criminal, violent, homicidal, stalking, threats, assaultive behavior, violation of conditional release Prior involuntary or voluntary mental health commitments Documented homicidal or suicidal thoughts, psychotic violent thoughts Past suicide attempts Ordinary response to authority and limit setting Reference groups, heroes, affiliations, and community attachments Perception of injustice or insoluble problems History of mental problems that compromise coping or enhance appeal of violence. Inhibitors/Stabilizers Consideration of available inhibitors and the person’s access and utilization of them Treatment availability, utilization, and past receptivity Family Other social support Spiritual beliefs opposing violence Connectedness and healthy affectional bonds.
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