The Perils of Profiling

School Administrator, Feb, 2000 by Gil-Patricia Fey, J. Ron Nelson, Maura L. Roberts

18. Involved with a gang or an antisocial group on the fringe of acceptance

19. Often depressed and/or has significant mood swings

20. Threatened or attempted suicide

Additional Resources

The authors have compiled the following materials relating to profiling.

* "Checklist of Characteristics of Youth Who Have Caused School-Associated Violent Deaths," available from the National School Safety Center, 805-373-9977, www.nsscl.org/reporter/checklist.htm

* "Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools" by Kevin Dwyer, David Osher and Cynthia Warger, available from U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 800-USA-LEARN, www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/earlywrn.html

* "Deductive Criminal Profiling: Comparing Applied Methodologies Between Inductive and Deductive Criminal Profiling Techniques" by Brent E. Turvey, a forensics consultant and criminal profiler, at www.corpus-delicti.com/Profiling_law.html

* School House Hype: School Shootings and the Real Risks Kids Face in America, by Elizabeth Donohue, Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg, available from Justice Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., 202-678-9282, www.cjcj.org/jpi/schoolhouse.html

* Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising by Lawrence W. Sherman and others, available from the National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., 800-851-3420, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij