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Pre-Event Insider Attack Recognition

A non-invasive approach that will accurately predict when an individual is primed to commit a hostile act.

Department of Defense

Total Cash Prizes Offered: $15,000
Type of Challenge: Ideas
Submission Start: 07/21/2014 08:00 AM ET
Submission End: 08/31/2014 08:00 AM ET

This challenge is externally hosted.

You can view the challenge details here: https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933546

Description

Todays societies are increasingly experiencing events where a recognized member of a group commits a violent act against other members of that group. Whether insider attacks occur at school, in the workplace, or in the community at large, prescreening processes have generally been ineffective at screening out individuals predisposed to violence. The Seeker desires a method to identify indicators of violent behavior.