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Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention eLearning - Quiz Results

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Knowledge Check 1

Question 1 - Which term(s) refer(s) to any incident of violence where an attacker selects a particular target prior to an attack?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Targeted violence
Aggressive violence
Impulsive violence
All of the above

Question 2 - Which type of violence is premeditated and serves some purpose for those who plot and conduct violent attacks?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Impulsive/reactive
Reckless/volatile
Aggressive/unintended
Predatory/planned

Question 3 - Individuals may possess grievances in response to negative events or perceived slights in their lives. The vast majority of these grievances fall under the umbrella of protected speech and are not criminal or indicative of an intent to commit an act of targeted violence.

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
True
False

Question 4 - Which model is set to describe a progression from grievance to attack?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Threat assessment
Pathway to violence
Violence risk assessment
Threat management

Question 5 - Perpetrators of targeted violence always follow a pathway to violence, moving from grievance to attack.

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
True
False

Question 6 - What percentage of attackers elicited concern in other people?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
0%
30%
65%
100%

Question 7 - Over half the attackers engaged in behaviors that concerned others to the point that the observer feared for the safety of themselves or others.

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
True
False

Knowledge Check 2

Question 8 - What are some things that might make community members hesitant to report threats or observable behaviors that may concern others? (Please select all that apply.)

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Not wanting to get people in trouble
Lack of trust in law enforcement
Knowledge about behavioral threat assessment and management and its role in violence prevention
Not knowing where to report

Question 9 - Which group is more often underutilized as a source of information prior to the commission of a violent act?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Bystanders
Employers
Law enforcement
School personnel

Question 10 - Which of the following statements are true regarding bystanders? (Please select all that apply.)

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Bystanders may misjudge the likelihood and immediacy of the threat.
For student bystanders, parents or parental figures influence whether they will report.
The school/workplace/environmental climate has little influence as to whether bystanders come forward.
Bystanders are more likely to report if there is an anonymous way to do so and reporting is clear, easy, and trusted.

Question 11 - What is an example of a concerning communication that should be reported?

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
A friend showing off their gun and outlining specific plans about attacking a school with the gun the next day.
A conversation overheard at a nearby table where someone says they have considered violence as one solution to a problem they are having.
A friend confiding that if they had a gun, they would shoot a lot of people.
All of the above.

Question 12 - Early warning signs could be identified, and targeted violence could be prevented without the need for police intervention if appropriate systems are in place to: (Please select all that apply.)

Your Answer Correct Answer Choice
Improve the speed of law enforcement response.
Identify threats of observable behaviors that may concern others.
Utilize community resources to mitigate risk.
Gather information to assess the risk of violence.