1、Title:SubtitleAUTHOR ET AL.Research ReportThe State of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in K12 Public SchoolsFindings from a 2025 American School Leader Panel SurveyThis research was published in 2025.Approved for public release;distribution is unlimited.RR-A3658-1iiiAbout This ReportIn 2
2、024,the U.S.Secret Services National Threat Assessment Center(NTAC)tasked the Homeland Secu-rity Operational Analysis Center(HSOAC)with conducting a study to advance the fields understanding of behavioral threat assessment and management practices in K12 schools.In this co-branded HSOAC-NTAC report,
3、we take a comprehensive look at how K12 schools are implementing and using behavioral threat assessment and management programs as part of their violence prevention efforts,using data from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of 1,746 school leaders.The primary audiences for t
4、his research include school-and district-level administrators,school safety partners,and community-based organizations(such as local law enforcement).School-related associations and stakeholder groups may also be interested in this report.This research was sponsored by the U.S.Secret Service and con
5、ducted in the Infrastructure,Immigration,&Security Operations Program of the RAND Homeland Security Research Division(HSRD),which oper-ates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center(HSOAC).The American Educator Panels(AEP)are nationally representative samples of teachers,school leaders,and K
6、12 public school districts across the country.The panels are a proud member of the American Associa-tion for Public Opinion Researchs Transparency Initiative.For more information about any one of the survey panels,visit www.rand.org/aep.If you are interested in using AEP data for your own surveys or