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Volume 19
“Preparedness Without Paranoia™ (PWP) is
predicated on the fact that understanding the
modern threat environment and training for the
worst-case scenario does not have to be an in-
timidating or overwhelming task.”
“From small businesses to Fortune 500 compa-
nies, the resiliency of any organization in a threat-
ening situation depends on the extent to which its
employees are prepared, confident and capable
of reacting appropriately and effectively.”
“If individuals, from children to adults, are trained
on how to survive an active threat, they will act as
they have been trained when and if an incident
occurs.”
“PWP teaches heightened situational awareness
and increasing everyone’s security efficacy by
emphasizing the importance of understanding
today’s threat environment, recognizing telltale
signs of an evolving threat, and empowering
people to take effective action.”
“One of the easiest points for individuals to learn—
developing a sense of awareness for what is go-
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ing on around us—is the hardest, sometimes, for
us to put to practice.”
“People often see but do not react to important
early-warning indicators that could identify a per-
son on the pathway to violence because they are
themselves