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Be calm and decisive in all your actions. Threats are meant to intimidate and instill fear. Do not assume someone else will handle the situation. Report the threat immediately to your supervisors. Make a crime report to campus public safety officers and law enforcement officials in the appropriate jurisdiction. Follow up to determine the status of the investigation. Refer the student to campus and/or community mental health services. Document the student's behavior and threats. Don't spend time alone with students who exhibit warning signs that could result in violence. Arrange your office so you have easy access to an exit. Be sure that the desk and chair are not between you and the door. Save all written and electronic threats and provide them to law enforcement officials. There is a mechanism for determining the origin of e-mail threats. Obtain a restraining order if necessary. more...

Nurses interviewing child witnesses in cold case homicide investigations face unique challenges arising from the passage of time. 2. Postevent influences must be evaluated carefully when examining children's descriptions about remote events. 3. Interview strategies that incorporate various types of developmentally appropriate tasks offer highly traumatized children the opportunity to tell their stories. 4. Although years may have passed, some children are able to provide accurate and unique details about a homicide they witnessed. more...