Violent incidents at academic institutions have spurred universities to adopt formal procedures designed to keep campuses safer. But do the tactics work?
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Maher, B. Workplace violence: Caught on campus. Nature 505, 150–152 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/505150a
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