Expert Spotlight: Ron Walker M.A. (FBI, ret.)
As a TAG Senior Analyst, Mr. Walker has provided expert consultation to hundreds of TAG’s corporate clients in the investigation, analysis, and management of threat cases. Mr. Walker has specialized expertise in conducting investigative interviews and in identifying unknown subjects responsible for sabotage, crime, defamatory statements, or anonymous threats.
Who Is Ron Walker? The JonBenét Case's First Responding FBI Agent Could Have New Insight
As the 20th anniversary of JonBenét Ramsey's death approaches, multiple networks are set to release documentaries and TV specials that will delve into the still-unsolved case as new details continue to emerge.
News Commentary: Workplace Violence in Japan
On Tuesday, Japan experienced a terrible incident of workplace violence when a terminated employee broke into his former workplace and killed 19 people and wounded 45 others. He had provided the clearest warning imaginable, had been hospitalized briefly, and had been discharged from the hospital last March.
KNX In-Depth - Dr. Park Dietz Discusses the Terror Attack in Nice, France.
Dr. Park Dietz discusses the terror attack that killed 84 in Nice, France.
KNX 1070 NewsRadio - Dr. Park Dietz Discusses John Hinckley's Release from Prison
A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, "full-time convalescent leave" from St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Orlando Killer's Internal Jihad
“Mass murderers have multiple motives. In this instance, we already have evidence that they included his radical jihadist beliefs, his conflicts over his own sexuality and religion and his rejection by men at the club, so the issue is not really motivation, it’s how did he get so angry and so willing to die that he engages in a very American version of mass murder." Dr Park Dietz
Radio New Zealand – The Psychology of Murder
Dr. Park Dietz was named as one of the top ten psychiatrists of all time. He talks with Wallace Chapman about his career in criminology, what makes people kill, and how the media sometimes do harm through their reporting of mass shootings.
Workplace Violence Prevention Training Conducted at World Class Manufacturing Academy by Dr. Joel Dvoskin
WARREN, Mich. – Dr. Joel Dvoskin, of the Threat Assessment Group, Inc., led the training and executive overview sessions.
New Claim Alleges San Bernardino Fostered Hostile Work Environment, Led to Terrorist Attack
Who’s responsible when a mass shooter attacks?
It’s a question that new claims against San Bernardino County are raising in the wake of the deadly terror attack at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015.
Know the Drill? Security Experts see shift from On Fire to Under Fire
Fears of gun violence, played out on a seemingly endless video loop in the mass media, appear to be driving more and more clients
NBC News: Why the San Bernardino Shooting Scares Us So Much
What happened in San Bernardino strikes home with Americans precisely because it happened at work.
Determining the Motive of the San Bernardino Shooting
Dr Park Dietz talks to NPR about possible motives that led to this tragic event.
KCAL 9 News Interviews Dr. Park Dietz about San Bernadino Attacks
Forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz spoke with KCAL9's Amy Johnson about why the San Bernardino attack stands out from other mass murder.
Entrenched Views on Gun Massacres Overlook Nuances of San Bernardino Shootings
According to Park Dietz, an academic and medical doctor who is the former chief fellow in forensic psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and principal of the Threat Assessment Group consultancy, the effort to cast the events into narrow and politically useful ideological frames is corrupting public discourse.
Tashfeen Malik: Who was the 'shy housewife' turned San Bernardino killer?
Park Dietz, who has been profiling mass killers for more than 30 years, said he was unaware of any case of a couple erupting in mass violence when the targeted victims were not family members or people perceived to have harmed their child.
Sympathetic #NoNotoriety has a downside: Our view
Forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz has argued since the 1980s that the problem is cable TV’s “saturation coverage” with its electronic images, color, bleeding bodies and screaming sirens.
Lack of data blocks understanding of link between media and mass shootings
Sensationalized and detailed media coverage of mass shootings may be contributing to copycat crimes, psychologists and other experts said this week.
News Analysis: Al Qaeda Targets U.S. Executives
By Park Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., TAG Founder
Since 9/11, U.S. corporations have taken a heightened interest in preparing for terrorist attacks, and increasing numbers of executives take advantage of the services of executive protection teams. Those steps have never been more relevant than now, with the publication of the current issue of Inspire magazine, which urges the assassination of U.S. executives, both in the workplace and at more vulnerable locations.
Joel Dvoskin on Boston's NPR News Station "Here and Now"
Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a local TV reporter and cameraman in Moneta, Virginia, is raising questions about violence in the workplace. Authorities identified the gunman as Vester Lee Flanagan, a former employee of the same TV station, WDBJ.
Dr. Park Dietz Speaks to BBC World News about the New Face of Mass Murder
Dr. Park Dietz explains mass murder in the selfie era, the psychological process and warning signs behind these incidents, and their great risk of inspiring copycat crimes due to widespread publicity and social media.