The Root of Violence Part 3: School Violence Prevention and Management Tactics
This course explores the impact of the video game industry on school violence along with how parents can contribute to a healthier child in their home. Col. Grossman also expounds on his Bulletproof Mind course, addressing how police officers can prepare for and survive violent encounters both physically and mentally. Students will learn how to avoid post traumatic stress syndrome.
Course Length: 2 Hours
Meet your Instructor
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Expertise:
Retired West Point Psychology Professor, Professor of Military Science, and Army Ranger
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Col. Grossman was a West Point Psychology Professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger. He combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor that has been termed “killology.” In this new field, Col. Grossman has made revolutionary contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current “virus” of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence in war and peace. Col. Grossman has been called upon to write the entry on “Aggression and Violence” in the Oxford Companion to American Military History, three entries in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Violence, and numerous entries in scholarly journals, including the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Other Courses from Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Lessons from Jonesboro: Deterring Violence in Schools Roll Call
The Bulletproof Mind for Law Enforcement: A Primer
The Root of Violence Part 3: School Violence Prevention and Management Tactics
The Root of Violence Part 2: The External Threat and Predicting Terrorist Attacks
The Root of Violence Part 1: Lessons from Jonesboro on School and Gang Violence