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Profiling Hazards: Profiling In Counterterrorism And Homeland Security, Randy Borum Jan 2003

Profiling Hazards: Profiling In Counterterrorism And Homeland Security, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Police Training And Specialized Approaches For Responding To People With Mental Illnesses, Randy Borum Jan 2003

Police Training And Specialized Approaches For Responding To People With Mental Illnesses, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Profiling Hazards: Profiling In Counterterrorism And Homeland Security, Randy Borum Jan 2003

Profiling Hazards: Profiling In Counterterrorism And Homeland Security, Randy Borum

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials And Courts, Bryan Vossekuil, Randy Borum, Robert Fein, Marisa Reddy Jan 2001

Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials And Courts, Bryan Vossekuil, Randy Borum, Robert Fein, Marisa Reddy

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Comparing Outcomes Of Major Models Of Police Responses To Mental Health Emergencies, Randy Borum Jan 2000

Comparing Outcomes Of Major Models Of Police Responses To Mental Health Emergencies, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

OBJECTIVE: The study compared three models of police responses to incidents involving people thought to have mental illnesses to determine how often specialized professionals responded and how often they were able to resolve cases without arrest. METHODS: Three study sites representing distinct approaches to police handling of incidents involving persons with mental illness were examined-Birmingham, Alabama; and Knoxville and Memphis, Tennessee. At each site, records were examined for approximately 100 police dispatch calls for "emotionally disturbed persons" to examine the extent to which the specially trained professionals responded. To determine differences in case dispositions, records were also examined for 100 …


Improving High Risk Encounters Between People With Mental Illness And Police, Randy Borum Jan 2000

Improving High Risk Encounters Between People With Mental Illness And Police, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Assessing Threats Of Targeted Group Violence: Contributions From Social Psychology, Randy Borum, M. Pynchon Jan 1999

Assessing Threats Of Targeted Group Violence: Contributions From Social Psychology, Randy Borum, M. Pynchon

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Threat Assessment: Defining An Approach To Assessing Risk For Targeted Violence, Randy Borum, Robert Fein, Bryan Vossekuil, John Berglund Jan 1999

Threat Assessment: Defining An Approach To Assessing Risk For Targeted Violence, Randy Borum, Robert Fein, Bryan Vossekuil, John Berglund

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Police Perspectives On Responding To Mentally Ill People In Crisis: Perceptions Of Program Effectiveness, Randy Borum Jan 1998

Police Perspectives On Responding To Mentally Ill People In Crisis: Perceptions Of Program Effectiveness, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Improving The Clinical Practice Of Violence Risk Assessment: Technology, Guidelines And Training, Randy Borum Jan 1996

Improving The Clinical Practice Of Violence Risk Assessment: Technology, Guidelines And Training, Randy Borum

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.


Detection Of Deception In Law Enforcement Applicants: A Preliminary Investigation, Randy Borum, Harley Stock Apr 1993

Detection Of Deception In Law Enforcement Applicants: A Preliminary Investigation, Randy Borum, Harley Stock

Randy Borum

Using the MMPIand the IPI, the present study examined the differences in psychometric defensiveness between two groups of law enforcement applicants: applicants identified as being deceptive and a comparison group of candidates for whom no deception was indicated. Significant differences were found on the traditional validity (minimization) scales for both instruments as well as several supplemental scales and indexes from the MMPI. A new index (Es-K) from the MMPI showed a highly significant difference between groups and good classification accuracy. The results suggest that deceptive applicants show more defensiveness on psychometric testing and that test results may assist in raising …


Detection Of Deception In Law Enforcement Applicants: A Preliminary Investigation, Randy Borum, Harley Stock Apr 1993

Detection Of Deception In Law Enforcement Applicants: A Preliminary Investigation, Randy Borum, Harley Stock

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

Using the MMPIand the IPI, the present study examined the differences in psychometric defensiveness between two groups of law enforcement applicants: applicants identified as being deceptive and a comparison group of candidates for whom no deception was indicated. Significant differences were found on the traditional validity (minimization) scales for both instruments as well as several supplemental scales and indexes from the MMPI. A new index (Es-K) from the MMPI showed a highly significant difference between groups and good classification accuracy. The results suggest that deceptive applicants show more defensiveness on psychometric testing and that test results may assist in raising …


Improving Clinical Judgment And Decision Making In Forensic Evaluation, Randy Borum, Randy Otto, Steve Golding Jan 1993

Improving Clinical Judgment And Decision Making In Forensic Evaluation, Randy Borum, Randy Otto, Steve Golding

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.