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What the FBI’s new report confirms about active shooters

In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013

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In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013. In Phase One of the study, researchers focused on the circumstances of the active shooting events – location, duration and resolution of the attacks – but did not attempt to identify the offenders’ motives or any “observable pre-attack behaviors.” In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss how the report confirmed a lot of the conclusions about these attackers that most police officers already suspected, and why the public should be the primary audience for this particular document.

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