CCP CCP Threat Assessment & Stalking Behavior 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which threat assessment model distinguishes between 'making a threat' and 'posing a threat' when evaluating targeted violence risk?
- WAVR-21
- The Pathway Model
- FBI Threat Assessment Model (Correct answer)
- HCR-20
Correct answer: FBI Threat Assessment Model
The FBI Threat Assessment Model specifically separates the act of making a threat from actually posing a genuine threat to a target.
Question 2: In stalking typology, which category describes an offender who pursues a former intimate partner and is statistically most associated with lethal violence?
- Resentful stalker
- Rejected stalker (Correct answer)
- Intimacy seeker
- Predatory stalker
Correct answer: Rejected stalker
Rejected stalkers, who pursue ex-intimate partners, carry the highest risk of lethal violence among all stalking typologies.
Question 3: The Pathway Model of targeted violence identifies which stage as the critical intervention point before an attack is carried out?
- Ideation
- Research and Planning
- Probing and Breaching (Correct answer)
- Grievance
Correct answer: Probing and Breaching
Probing and breaching represents the final pre-attack stage where an offender tests security or access, making it the last practical intervention point.
Question 4: Which behavioral indicator is considered a 'leakage' warning sign in targeted violence threat assessment?
- Social withdrawal from coworkers
- Communicating intent to harm to a third party (Correct answer)
- Declining work performance
- Expressing general frustration about workplace policy
Correct answer: Communicating intent to harm to a third party
Leakage occurs when a subject intentionally or unintentionally communicates their intent to harm to a third party before the attack.
Question 5: A threat assessment professional uses the WAVR-21 instrument primarily to evaluate risk in which population?
- Incarcerated offenders
- Domestic violence perpetrators
- Workplace and campus targeted violence (Correct answer)
- Cyberstalking suspects
Correct answer: Workplace and campus targeted violence
The WAVR-21 (Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk) is specifically designed for workplace and campus targeted violence risk assessment.
Question 6: Which feature of the stalking offense most strongly predicts escalation to physical violence according to research?
- Duration of stalking campaign
- Prior intimate relationship with victim (Correct answer)
- Use of electronic surveillance
- Number of written communications
Correct answer: Prior intimate relationship with victim
A prior intimate relationship between stalker and victim is the single strongest predictor of escalation to physical violence.
CCP CCP Threat Assessment & Stalking Behavior 1
Which threat assessment model distinguishes between 'making a threat' and 'posing a threat' when evaluating targeted violence risk?