White Supremacist Violence

Brian Van Brunt is the creative director at D-Prep, where he consults on threat assessment, crisis preparedness, crisis response, emergency operations, behavioral intervention, mental health, and DEI. Lisa Pescara-Kovach, PhD, is the director for the Center for Education in Mass Violence and Suicide and a professor of educational psychology specializing in prevention through postvention related to mass violence, domestic terrorism, and suicide. Bethany Van Brunt owns Looking Glass Consulting and Design and is the CEO of InterACTT, a subscription service supporting counseling, disability services, student conduct, law enforcement, CARE/threat teams, and DEI.

1. White Supremacy: A Growing Threat 2. The Religious Influences of White Supremacy in the United States 3. The Intersecting Identities of Primary Targets: BIPOC, Muslims, Jews, AAPI, Women, LGBTQ+ 4. Know Thy Enemy: Language and Symbols of Hate 5. Social Media and the Growth of Hate Speech and Exposure 6. The Lost and Looking: Cognitive Openings and a Search for Purpose 7. Hatred in Action: A Review of Cases 8. Introduction to Three Case Studies 9. Identifying the Risk Factors 10. Identifying the Protective Factors 11. Developing the White Supremacist Indoctrination Rubric 12. Conducting a Violence Risk Assessment 13. Overview of Treatment Approaches 14. Treatment Approaches for Hank 15. Treatment Approaches for Jesse 16. Treatment Approaches for Dawson 17. Prevention and Educational Programming 18. It Takes a Village: A Review of Organizations and Resources to Help 19. Appendix: The White Supremacist Indoctrination Rubric