Dr. Randy Borum is a Professor in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
at the University of South Florida, where he holds a joint appointment the College of
Public Health. Prior to joining USF, he served on the faculty of the Duke University
School of Medicine. He has served on the DNI's Intelligence Science Board (ISB), on
the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics, and on the National
Academy of Sciences' Steering Committee for Sociocultural Data to Accomplish
Department of Defense Missions . As a behavioral scientist and Board-Certified Forensic
Psychologist researching national and global security issues, he regularly teaches and
consults with law enforcement agencies, the Intelligence Community, and DoD, and has
authored/ co- authored more than 140 professional publications. 

Dr. Borum has been an instructor with the BJA State & Local Anti-Terrorism Training
(SLATT) Program since 1999, and worked as a Senior Consultant to the U.S. Secret Service
for more than a decade helping to develop, refine and study behavior-based protocols for
threat assessment and protective intelligence. He has previously served as a sworn police
officer, Forensic Coordinator for a regional state psychiatric facility, and as full-time
faculty at 

He has taught at the FBI Academy, FLETC; JFK Special Warfare Center and School (Ft.
Bragg); Joint Special Operations University; CIA; and the US Army Intelligence Center and
School (Ft. Huachuca). He was Principal Investigator on the "Psychology of
Terrorism" initiative for an agency in the US Intelligence Community. He serves as
an advisor to the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit-1 (Threat Assessment & National
Security), the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), the FLETC
Behavioral Science Division, and is listed on the United Nations' Roster of Experts
in Terrorism. 

Dr. Borum is a Past-President of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and
currently serves as Senior Editor of the Journal of Strategic Security, and on the
editorial boards of the American Intelligence Journal; Behavioral Sciences & the Law
and Red Team Journal (online). 

Performance in High-Risk Encounters: 

Another facet of Dr, Borum's professional interest lies in improving human
performance under stress, particularly in high risk and threatening encounters. In the
mid-1980s he began applying principles of motor learning and behavior (and sport
psychology) to enhance police officers' performance in high-risk situations,and
taught courses on "Performance Under Stress" at the police academy. He has
since become a Certified Sport Psychologist (National Institute of Sports Professionals),
and has held NSCA certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
(CSCS) and Copper-Level (Intro) Coaching certification with USA Wrestling. He has written
a monthly sport psychology column for Black Belt Magazine, and has consulted with elite
level combat sport athletes, special operations personnel in the military and law
enforcement. You can find some related articles in the section titled: "Performance
Psychology." 

1. Terrorism & Violent Extremism

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Seven Pillars of Small War Power, Military Review (2011)

We may need to modify our traditional “center of gravity” analysis to accommodate multiple centers...

 

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Radicalization into Violent Extremism I: A Review of Social Science Theories, Journal of Strategic Security (2011)

In discourse about countering terrorism, the term "radicalization" is widely used, but remains poorly defined....

 

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Radicalization into Violent Extremism II: A Review of Conceptual Models and Empirical Research, Journal of Strategic Security (2011)

Over the past decade, analysts have proposed several frameworks to explain the process of radicalization...

 

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Rethinking Radicalization, Journal of Strategic Security (2011)

Efforts to focus on radicalization and radical ideologies in order to get ahead of the...

 

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Psychology of Terrorism, Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology (2010)
 

2. Police & Military Operational Psychology

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The Science of Interpersonal Trust (2010)

Interpersonal trust - a willingness to accept vulnerability or risk based on expectations regarding another...

 

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Interview and Interrogation: A Perspective and Update from the USA (with Michael Gelles and Steven Kleinman), International Developments in Investigative Interviewing (2009)

With a renewed interest in, and reliance on, human intelligence (HUMINT), an opportunity exists for...

 

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Behavioral Science Guidelines for Assessing Insider Threats (with Denise Bulling, Mario Scalora, Jill Panuzio, and Andrew Donica), Publications of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (2008)

This brochure presents a framework to view threats made by an insider that are targeted...

 

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Approaching Truth: Behavioral Science Lessons on Educing Information from Human Sources, Educing information: Science and art in interrogation - Foundations for the future. Intelligence Science Board Study on Educing Information Phase 1 Report (2006)
 

3. Threat Assessment & Violence Risk - GENERAL

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Profiling hazards: Profiling in counterterrorism and homeland security, Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Reports (2003)
 

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Preventing targeted violence against judicial officials and courts (with Bryan Vossekuil, Robert Fein, and Marisa Reddy), The Annals of AAPS (2001)
 

4. Juvenile Violence Risk

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What Can Be Done About School Shootings?: A Review of the Evidence (with Dewey Cornell, William Modzeleski, and Shane Jimerson), EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER (2010)

School shootings have generated great public concern and fostered a widespread impression that schools are...

 

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Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles (with David Verhaagen) (2006)
 

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Evaluation of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System (with Randy Otto), Handbook of Forensic Psychology (2004)
 

5. Law Enforcement & Behavioral Health

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Crisis Intervention Teams may prevent arrests of people with mental illnesses (with Stephanie Franz), Police Practice and Research (2010)

Historically, as many as 7–10% of US police contacts have involved persons with mental illnesses,...

 

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Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT): Considerations for knowledge transfer (with Larry Thompson), Law Enforcement Executive Forum (2006)
 

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Comparing outcomes of major models of police responses to mental health emergencies, Psychiatric Services (2000)

OBJECTIVE: The study compared three models of police responses to incidents involving people thought to...

 

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Improving high risk encounters between people with mental illness and police, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (2000)
 

6. Performance Psychology

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Getting Un-Stuck, Black Belt Magazine (2008)
 

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The Science of Excellence, Black Belt Magazine (2008)
 

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Imagine That!, Black Belt Magazine (2008)
 

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Overcoming Fatigue, Black Belt Magazine (2008)
 

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Train for Life, Black Belt Magazine (2008)
 

8. Psychological and Forensic Assessment

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Improving clinical judgment and decision making in forensic evaluation (with Randy Otto and Steve Golding), Journal of Psychiatry and Law (1993)