CCP Threat Assessment & Stalking Behavior Flashcards

Which threat assessment model distinguishes between 'making a threat' and 'posing a threat' when evaluating targeted violence risk?

Answer: FBI Threat Assessment Model

The FBI Threat Assessment Model specifically separates the act of making a threat from actually posing a genuine threat to a target.

In stalking typology, which category describes an offender who pursues a former intimate partner and is statistically most associated with lethal violence?

Answer: Rejected stalker

Rejected stalkers, who pursue ex-intimate partners, carry the highest risk of lethal violence among all stalking typologies.

The Pathway Model of targeted violence identifies which stage as the critical intervention point before an attack is carried out?

Answer: Probing and Breaching

Probing and breaching represents the final pre-attack stage where an offender tests security or access, making it the last practical intervention point.

Which behavioral indicator is considered a 'leakage' warning sign in targeted violence threat assessment?

Answer: Communicating intent to harm to a third party

Leakage occurs when a subject intentionally or unintentionally communicates their intent to harm to a third party before the attack.

A threat assessment professional uses the WAVR-21 instrument primarily to evaluate risk in which population?

Answer: Workplace and campus targeted violence

The WAVR-21 (Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk) is specifically designed for workplace and campus targeted violence risk assessment.

Which feature of the stalking offense most strongly predicts escalation to physical violence according to research?

Answer: Prior intimate relationship with victim

A prior intimate relationship between stalker and victim is the single strongest predictor of escalation to physical violence.