The Criminal Justice Technical Forecasting Group (CJTFG), a group of criminal justice subject experts and practitioners supported by the RAND Corporation and funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), identified the exchange of critical nontraditional information as a priority for the justice domain. The CJTFG, in coordination with the Global Advisory Committee, established the Global Critical Nontraditional Information Exchange Task Team (CNIE TT) to research and provide recommendations regarding this priority.  The CNIE TT has developed a whitepaper to share findings and recommendations of the task team through real-world scenarios illustrating the benefits of cross-domain information sharing and to present a list of nontraditional domain data elements that agencies should consider when planning to build or upgrade a record management system. This information serves as a useful starting point for criminal justice agencies and others wanting to start the conversation with, and encourage information sharing collaboration from, domains outside the criminal justice spectrum. 

The percentage of public schools that had a plan in place for procedures to be performed in the event of a shooting increased over time, from 79 percent in 2003–04 to 92 percent in 2015–16.

The Indicators of School Crime and Safety annual report is produced jointly by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to present data on school crime and safety from the perspectives of students, teachers, and principals. It contains 23 indicators of school crime and safety, including violent death; nonfatal student and teacher victimization; school environment; fights, weapons, and illegal substances; fear and avoidance; discipline, safety, and security measures; and campus safety and security. Data sources include the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the NCVS, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), and the School and Staffing Survey (SASS).

The Justice Technology Information Center (JTIC) provides law enforcement executives, chiefs, procurement officers, and other decision makers with unbiased information regarding the tools of the trade—the equipment, technologies, and proven strategies that help them safely and effectively serve their communities.  Find information on the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) voluntary Compliance Testing Program and the Compliant Products List, as well as other bulletins, reports, and videos here. Also access subject experts, funding information, and insight and guidance on emerging technologies. The site includes information on many technical topics, such as body armor, body-worn cameras, aviation and unmanned aviation, license plate readers, school safety, traffic safety, counterterrorism, and evidence-based policing.

An averted school violence incident is a shooting, bombing, stabbing, or other violent attack that was prevented, either before or after the potential perpetrator arrived on school grounds, before any injury or loss of life occurred at the educational institution.

The Averted School Violence Near Miss reporting system, developed with support from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, allows law enforcement officers, school personnel, and mental health professionals to share “close calls” to improve school safety and prevent tragedies. The mission encourages individuals to share their stories and lessons learned from averted school violence incidents in order to prevent future injuries and fatalities in educational institutions. The lessons learned can be used to inform future school policy and safety procedures. Sharing your story is an anonymous, secure, nonpunitive, and confidential process. 

Data from submitted cases will be analyzed in comparison with incidents of school violence that were carried out to identify similarities and differences between potential and actual shooters, situations, and effective/less-effective preventative measures.  Incidents in the database include shootings, stabbings, and bombings that an attacker planned to carry out on school property.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is funding the development of a series of Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) Problem-Oriented Guides for the law enforcement community.  The purpose of these resources is to provide useful guidance, knowledge, and best practices related to key problem-oriented policing and SPI principles and practices.  These guides add to the existing collection of Problem-Oriented Guides for police officers.  The SPI recently announced the release of its problem-oriented policing (POP) guide, Focused Deterrence of High-Risk Individuals.  The guide provides information on focused deterrence theory, the role of analysis in focused deterrence initiatives, and administering and leading a focused deterrence initiative. 

In addition, this report includes resources for applying focused deterrence to specific crime problems, highlights SPI sites that have implemented focused deterrence initiatives, and provides lessons learned for departments interested in developing a focused deterrence initiative.