Workplace Violence, Exposure to Violent Material, and Vicarious Trauma in Security Research

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The current panel, hosted by the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center of Excellence for the Department of Homeland Security, focuses on national security researchers, practitioners, and workplace violence. The first presentation combines survey and interview data to examine the impact of violent material on counterterrorism practitioners. The second presentation is a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) focused on research across multiple fields in which individuals are exposed to traumatic imagery, or events. The final presentation combines datasets to examine trends in workplace violence in the United States.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 20. State Crime, Political Crime, and Terrorism

Individual Presentations

• The Hidden Costs of Security: Examining the Impacts of Exposure to Violent Material - Daisy Muibu, Africa Center for Strategic Studies; Sarah M. Lynch, American University; Michael H. Becker, American University; Ethan Ferguson, University of Alabama

• Vicarious Trauma via the Observation of Atrocities: A Rapid Evidence Assessment - Neil Shortland, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Matt Crayne, University at Albany, SUNY

• Cautious and Violent: Understanding Workplace Violence in the United States - Kat Parsons, University of Nebraska Omaha / NCITE

Chair

• Neil Shortland, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Discussant

• Erin M. Kearns, University of Nebraska Omaha / NCITE

Organized by a Division or external group?

National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center of Excellence and the Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes