Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel
<p><b>Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007
Report of the Review Panel</b>
Presented to
Governor Kaine
Commonwealth of Virginia
August 2007
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/0 COVER_.pdf">Cover</a> (pdf, 224kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/01 Inside cover.pdf">Inside Cover</a> (pdf, 39kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/01 TABLE OF CONTENTS.pdf">Table of Contents</a> (pdf, 52kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/1 DEDICATION.pdf">Dedication</a> (pdf, 525kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/2 FOREWORD.pdf">Foreward</a> (pdf, 62kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS doc.pdf">Acknowledgements</a> (pdf, 51kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/4 SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS.pdf">Summary of Key Findings</a> (pdf, 72kb)
Chapters</p>
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<li>I - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/5 CHAPTER I BACKGROUND AND SCOPE.pdf">Background and Scope</a> (pdf, 100kb)</li><li>II - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/6 CHAPTER II UNIVERSITY SETTING SECURITY.pdf">University Setting Security</a> (pdf, 647kb)</li><li>III - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/7 CHAPTER III TIMELINE OF EVENTS.pdf">Timeline of Events</a> (pdf, 103kb)</li><li>IV - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/8 CHAPTER IV LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY OF CHOpdf.pdf">Mental Health History of Seung Hui Cho</a> (pdf, 280kb)</li><li>V - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/9 CHAPTER V INFORMATION PRIVACY LAWS.pdf">Information Privacy Laws</a> (pdf, 156kb)</li><li>VI - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/10 CHAPTER VI GUN PURCHASE AND CAMPUS GUN POLICIES.pdf">Gun Purchase and Campus Policies</a> (pdf, 111kb)</li><li>VII - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/11 CHAPTER VII DOUBLE MURDER AT WAJ Hall .pdf">Double Murder at West Ambler Johnston</a> (pdf, 297kb)</li><li>VIII - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/12 CHAPTER VIII MASS MURDER AT NORRIS HALL.pdf">Mass Murder at Norris Hal</a>l (pdf, 399kb)</li><li>IX - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/13 CHAPTER IX EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RESPONSE.pdf">Emergency Medical Services Response</a> (pdf, 855kb)</li><li>X - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/14 CHAPTER X OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ME.pdf">Office of the Chief Medical Examiner</a> (pdf, 175kb)</li><li>XI - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/15 CHAPTER XI AFTERMATH.pdf">Immediate Aftermath and the Long Road to Healing</a> (pdf, 177kb)</li></ul></p><p id="nq">Appendices</p><p id="nq"><ul id="obj" style="margin-left:1em;"><li>A - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/17 APPENDIX A - Executive Order 53 2007.pdf">Executive Order 53</a> (pdf, 932kb)</li><li>B - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/18 APPENDIX B - Individuals Interviewed by Research Panel.pdf">Individuals Interviewed by Research Panel</a> (pdf, 94kb)</li><li>C - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/19 APPENDIX C - Public Meeting Agenda.pdf">Public Meeting Agenda</a> (pdf, 155kb)</li><li>D - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/20 APPENDIX D - Recommendations on Methodology.pdf">Recommendations on Revised Methodology</a> (pdf, 79kb)</li><li>E - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/21 APPENDIX E - Guidelines for Choosing Messaging System.pdf">Virginia Tech Guidelines for Choosing Alerting System</a> (pdf, 54kb)</li><li>F - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/22 APPENDIX F - Excerpts from VTs ERP.pdf">Active Shooter Excerpt from University of Virginia Emergency Response Plan</a> (pdf, 65kb)</li><li>G - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/23 APPENDIX G - Letters from Dept of Education.pdf">Guidance Letters on Interpretation of FERPA and HIPAA Rules from U.S. Department Of Education</a> (pdf, 5.85MB)</li><li>H - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/24 APPENDIX H - Explanations of Firpa and Hipaa Laws.pdf">Summary of Information Privacy Laws and Guidance from U.S. Department of Education</a> (pdf, 87kb)</li><li>I - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/25 APPENDIX I - Potential Buyer Forms.pdf">Federal and Virginia Gun Purchaser Forms</a> (pdf, 2.87MB)</li><li>J - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/26 APPENDIX J - Notification of Adjudication.pdf">Notification of Adjudication of Involuntary Commitment or Incapacitation</a> (pdf, 512kb)</li><li>K - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/27 APPENDIX K - Article on Mixture of Guns and Alcohol on Ca.pdf">Articles on Mixture of Guns and Alcohol on Campus</a> (pdf, 790kb)</li><li>L - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/27 APPENDIX L - Fatal School Shooting in the US.pdf">Fatal School Shootings in the United States: 1966-2007</a> (pdf, 1.75MB)</li><li>M - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/28 APPENDIX M - RED FLAGS WARNING SIGNS AND INDICATORS.pdf">Red Flags, Warning Signs and Indicators</a> (pdf, 68kb)</li><li>N - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/29 APPENDIX N - CHO PROFILE.pdf">A Theoretical Profile of Seung Hui Cho</a> (pdf, 48kb)</li></ul></p>
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Original Sources:<br />
<a href="http://www.governor.virginia.gov/TempContent/techPanelReport.cfm">http://www.governor.virginia.gov/TempContent/techPanelReport.cfm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.vtreviewpanel.org/report/index.html">http://www.vtreviewpanel.org/report/index.html</a></p>
Virginia Tech Review Panel
2007-08-30
Brent Jesiek
eng
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
<p>Full Report (PDF) - 463 KB</p>
<p><b>June 13, 2007</b>
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<blockquote><i>"We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come. We know this because together Americans have overcome many evils and found strength through many storms."</i></blockquote>
<blockquote>-President George W. Bush</blockquote>
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<p>June 13, 2007</p>
<p>The President<br />
The White House<br/>
Washington, D.C. 20500</p>
<p>Dear Mr. President:</p>
<p>In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, you charged us to travel to communities across our Nation to meet with a wide range of leaders on the broader issues raised by this tragedy, and to report back to you what we learned, together with our recommendations for how the Federal government can help avoid such tragedies in the future. The enclosed report summarizes our findings and provides our recommendations developed through discussions with educators, mental health experts, law enforcement and other key state and local officials from more than a dozen states.</p>
<p>We found great commonality in the themes that emerged from our meetings. Following the Virginia Tech tragedy and similar incidents of violence that have occurred in recent years, states and local communities are carefully considering whether they have properly addressed and balanced the fundamental interests of privacy and individual freedom, safety and security, and assisting those with mental health needs in getting appropriate care. Although state and local leaders recognized and underscored that these issues primarily must be resolved at the state and local level, these events make all of us ask whether there is more we can and should be doing.</p>
<p>As we note in our report, our recommendations are not a panacea. Rather, along with identifying steps that we can take, the report serves to focus our attention on the issues that must be part of the ongoing national dialogue as we continue to protect the freedoms we enjoy in our society, while appropriately minimizing risks to public safety.</p>
<p>We look forward to continuing our collaboration on the Federal level, as well as with states and localities, in our ongoing efforts to address these fundamental issues and take concrete steps to promote the well being and safety of all Americans.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Michael O. Leavitt<br />
Secretary<br />
Department of Health and Human Services</p>
<p>Margaret Spellings<br />
Secretary<br />
Department of Education</p>
<p>Alberto R. Gonzales<br />
Attorney General<br />
Department of Justice</p>
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<p>Table of Contents</p>
<p>Introduction<br />
Key Findings<br />
Canvassing the Nation<br />
Common Themes and Observations<br />
Findings and Recommendations<br />
Critical Information Sharing Faces Substantial Obstacles<br />
Accurate and Complete Information on Indivduals Prohibited from Possessing Firearms is Essential to<br />
Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands<br />
Improved Awareness and Communication are Key to Prevention<br />
It is Critical to Get People with Mental Illness Services They Need<br />
Where We Know What to Do, We Have to be Better at Doing It<br />
Conclusion<br />
Endnotes</p>
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<p>Original Source: <a href="http://www.hhs.gov/vtreport.html">http://www.hhs.gov/vtreport.html</a></p>
Michael O. Leavitt, Margaret Spellings, and Alberto R. Gonzales
2007-06-14
Brent Jesiek
eng