The document titled “A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013“ was released by the FBI in 2014 to provide data to law enforcement and private security professionals.
This document, as well as others from ASIS International, are outstanding resources for all dedicated to prevent, prepare, respond, and recover from senseless tragedies reflecting America’s culture of trauma.
Mass shootings are often used interchangeable with active shooter, understood according to the FBI as a situation in which a shooting is in progress. An aspect of the crime may affect the protocols used in responding to and reacting at the scene.
The antidote to this culture of trauma is police-community unity, indispensable to the security of our society.
