An active shooter incident is a form of workplace violence that has increased at an alarming rate. From the year 2000 through 2013 there have been a 6.4% increase in annual shooting in commercial environments from 2000 to 2007 and an 11% increase of active shooter incidents form the years of 2008 through 2013 (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2014). There are many factors that contribute to active shooter incidents, including everyday home and work stresses, unemployment, substance addiction and
was an active shooter training. I have found the information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be very helpful with how to best prepare for an active shooter event. The DHS defines an active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area” (“Active Shooter: How to Respond”, 2008). In most cases, the active shooter uses a gun and has no pattern or method in choosing his victims. Usually, an active shooter will
the hottest topics in law enforcement today is that of an active shooter. The active shooter has been involved in U.S. for decades causing fear and death. What recently seemed to bring this type of killer out into the worlds view again and majorly change the way law enforcement viewed handling this type of incident was the horrific shootings and killings done on April 20, 1999 at the Columbine High School in Colorado. An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting
scene of an active shooter incident. Perhaps we are no longer in the 1990s, when in such years the horrific incident of Columbine took place and left a sensation of fear and terror within the American society. Though it has been almost twenty years since the loss of many innocent victims inside of a high school, in today’s modern society we are still seeing active shooter events take place across the United States. On the 14th day in the month of September of the year 2015, an active shooter incident
whereby this problem can be cured, and the individual shooters can view their statistics with minimal movement required. Brief I am to design a system whereby shooters will be able to view their score for that particular shoot session and also view their statistics upon the same piece of machinery. Continued... The primary output of this product is to be 2 seven-segment displays, which show you the overall score of the shooter after each shot. The secondary output of this product
Art Lykkes three legged stool is a conceptual model used to identify if there are balance between ends, ways and means. If one leg is longer than the others the stool will be unbalanced and having the risk of tipping over. I will use this model to understand that the strategy President Reagan presented during his Brandenburg Gate speech were unbalanced. The means and ways was not sufficient to reach the ends, the president took a risk. One of the ends that is used in speech is “Peaceful and
lot of education. Isabela Granic, Adam Lobel, and Rutger C.M.E. Engels, provide strong evidence and research that shows how by just playing one shooter game, you can gain skills that usually someone would never realize they have and by playing a video game, those skills come to life. Granic, Lobel, and Engels did an experiment that showed how playing shooter games could improve cognitive abilities. Granic, Lobel, and Rutger claim that, “Compared to control participants,
Video Games: More beneficial than you think Nowadays video games get nothing but bad reputations from people. There are people in powerful positions who are saying that video games have nothing but bad effects and they only promote violence which leads to children acting out in violent ways. Who are the ones listening to the people in these powerful positions; Parents. Some Parents have this misunderstanding that video games are bad and that they have a negative effects on their child’s minds and
Nowadays video games get nothing but bad reputations from people. You have people in powerful positions saying that video games have nothing but bad effects and that they only promote violence and lead to children acting out on that violence. Who are the people listening to these people in powerful positions? Parents. Some Parents have this misunderstanding that all video games are bad and that all video games have a negative effect on their child and how they develop. Some parents with that understanding
follows: passive or negative euthanasia, which involves not doing something to prevent death or allowing someone to die and active or positive euthanasia which involves taking deliberate action to cause a death. I have reasons to believe that passive or negative euthanasia can be a humane way of end suffering, while active or positive euthanasia is not. According Richard Gula, active euthanasia is legally considered homicide (5). Another intervention and approach to euthanasia could be through the use
for the Samsonite pension fund's investment ... ... middle of paper ... ...e efficient. But some markets are more efficient than others. And in markets with substantial pockets of predictability, active investors can strive for outperformance. Peter Bernstein concludes that there is hope for active management: 'the efficient market is a state of nature dreamed up by theoreticians. Neat, elegant, even majestic, it has nothing to do with the real world of uncertainty in which you and I must make
finding solution to their problems that would work for them. Therefore, when I am stuck I would have to paraphrased or summarized the client statement or conversation that the client had said to me. I would always keep in mind that I have to be an active listener and listen to my client with non-judgmental. This is only reason that I was able to continue with my session with my client (husband) and most of the time I did not let our relationship interfered with the counseling session. During the
follows this perception. Many people believe that listening comes naturally to people, but it is actually an active process of creating meaning of other’s spoken messages. It is an often overlooked element of the communication process because of the amount of effort and skill that it requires to effectively listen (Brown, 2009). Listening is a necessary business communication tool as it is an active process that generates comprehension and development of a response. Listening is more than
Apart from that, the company can apply a series of thoughtfully applied steps to prevent and minimize conflicts from happening in future in their workplace. Firstly, every worker in the workplace has to be positive if they want to work in a better and peaceful environment. When a worker is behaving positively, it is more difficult for others to influence and behave badly towards the worker. It is proven that positive people are better in dealing with challenges, stress and anxiety while handling
The Tools There are many “tools” that could be considered for a student who has trouble listening and understanding instructions. Sometimes, just an adjustment of where the child sits fixes the problem or eliminates the barrier. Other times, assistive technology is needed. Today, the options for assistive technology are endless. In Samanthas case there were many options of assistive technology I could provide her with to help her be successful in the classroom. 1. Classroom Amplifier System: This
2012). This promotes a collaborative learning environment in the classroom (Jarvela, Volet and Jarvenoja, 2010, Stahl, 2012). The aim of flipped learning is to develop an active learning environment within the classroom without sacrificing the coverage of content (Strayer, 2007). The impact is to develop in the student active learning, social learning and creative learning skills (Miltbrandt, 2004). Flipped learning shifts learning from the group learning space and into the private learning space
others students can benefit with it as well. The counseling tenets discussed the book Socio-Emotional Curriculum with Gifted and Talented Students (2009) include the following: nonjudgmental, focusing on strengths, respecting and fostering autonomy, active listening, open-ended questioning, avoiding teacher/facilitator self-disclosure, respecting privacy and processing. According to the book, nonjudgmental happens when a teacher does not impose his/her values to the students, he/she is open to learning
about listening styles and how those styles contribute to effective communication strategies and planning when human conveyed information verbally. The styles that will be discussed are: emphatic, objective, non-judgmental, critical, surface, depth, active and passive listening. Emphatic listening is also known as reflective listening. It is the act of listening with an intention to understand what the speaker is feeling, understanding the content of the information conveyed by the speaker and also
actively working to improve is that of active listening. According to many of my friends, I have always been a good listener. But the way that this term is described makes me reconsider my previous notions that I was good at it. Hunter states that though we think we are good listeners, often we are making judgments about what the speaker is saying. We are often only listening selectively, because we are thinking about what we want to say in response to their words. Active listening takes effort and practice
a relationship and find meaning in someone else’s words. In order to find this meaning one must follow the characteristics of active listening, face the challenges to listening, and reflect upon one’s own listening skills. Listening is an aspect of communication that vital the building of understanding and of a relationship between individuals. Listening can be an active