![]() | Active Shooter Events and Response Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Industry & Industrial Studies; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Terrorism; Service Industries; The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had been replaced with new, aggressive tactics used by J. Pete Blair is an associate professor of criminal justice at Texas State University and the director of research for ALERRT. Dr. Blair earned his PhD in criminal justice from Michigan State University and his bachelor's and master's degrees in law enforcement and justice administration from Western Illinois University. His current research is focused on active shooter events and best practices. He has published research on a variety of policing issues in numerous journal articles and book chapters. |
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