Mass Shootings: Myths and Prevention

Katherine Schweit is the former head of the FBI's active shooter program. Her mission is to teach people their role in ending gun violence in their community. Everyone’s action make a difference. It starts with knowledge. Katherine will share her insider look at what we’ve learned (and failed to learn) about protecting ourselves and those we love. 

Katherine Schweit's book about the subject, Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis, busts myths, demystifies the language of active shooters, mass killings, threat assessment teams, and provides insight into the latest research and data, offers practical training tips, and takes readers from the latest prevention methods through the final steps of recovery.

• Prior to the class, registrants will be emailed a link to participate. The link will include computer and phone call options. No account necessary!

About the Presenter:

Ms. Katherine Schweit is an author, attorney, former Chicago prosecutor, and career Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent who helped jail bank robbers, kidnappers, and domestic terrorists, while working daily with local police investigating and responding to mass casualty and active shooter incidents.

Ms. Schweit is the author of the book, Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis. She has published extensively, including opinion pieces in The New York Times and Chicago’s Daily Herald.

Katherine Schweit authored the FBI’s seminal research, A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incident in the United States, 2000 – 2013, and was part of the crisis team responding to incidents, including the shootings at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Pentagon, and the Navy Yard in the Washington D.C. area. She is the executive producer for the award-winning film, The Coming Storm, widely used in security and law enforcement training in the United States and relied on by the Department of State worldwide. This work earned her a second U.S. Attorney General Award.

Ms. Schweit is a recognized expert in crisis response, workplace violence, and corporate security policies, and often provides on-air television and radio commentary after mass casualty and complex attacks. She is regularly invited to speak to at universities and before professional, government, and private organizations about her insight into the challenges in preventing and managing mass shootings and complex terrorist attacks.

Katherine Schweit has a popular weekly podcast called Stop the Killing.