Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit
ToolPublished May 31, 2022
RAND researchers created this tool to advance efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass attacks in the United States. The goal of this tool is to provide practical strategies and guidance on deterring, mitigating, and responding to mass attacks for a variety of audiences, including public safety experts, practitioners, policymakers, community groups, and the general public.
The tool is organized by the three phases of the Mass Attack Defense Chain: (1) prevent the attack, (2) mitigate the attack, and (3) follow up after the attack.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Year: 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/TLA1613-1
- Document Number: TL-A1613-1
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Hollywood, John S., Richard H. Donohue, Tara Richardson, Andrew Lauland, Cliff Karchmer, Jordan R. Reimer, Thomas Goode, Dulani Woods, Pauline Moore, Patricia A. Stapleton, Erik E. Mueller, Mark Pope, and Tom Scott, Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit, RAND Corporation, TL-A1613-1, 2022. As of May 5, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA1613-1.html
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Hollywood, John S., Richard H. Donohue, Tara Richardson, Andrew Lauland, Cliff Karchmer, Jordan R. Reimer, Thomas Goode, Dulani Woods, Pauline Moore, Patricia A. Stapleton, Erik E. Mueller, Mark Pope, and Tom Scott, Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2022. https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA1613-1.html.
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