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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), "an active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area." This Active shooter: Motives, Methods, and Madness textbook provides in-depth understandings of active shooters pre-attack and post-attack behaviors, motives, the method of operation (MO), and triggers. This book analyzes past major active shootings incidents, provides relevant statistics and trends, and victimology of active shooting incidents. This book describes the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) program, the FBI´s Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP), and The FBI´s Office for Victim Assistance (OVA) program.

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Bhowmik, Rajub
Dr. Rajub Bhowmik is an Adj. Assistant Professor of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice, at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is also an Adj. Assistant Professor of Psychology, at Hostos College of CUNY. Dr.Rajub Bhowmik is an active police officer, at Counter-Terrorism Bureau of the NYPD.

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