Workplace Violence Prevention
A Review of Automated Safety
Is Technology Enough to Prevent Workplace Violence?
Executive summary
From autonomous vehicles to AI-powered gun detection, technology promises safety it cannot always deliver. Drawing on real-world failures — including the 2025 Antioch High School shooting — this paper argues that technology and human intervention must work in tandem. Multi-layered security combining screening, ongoing training, and situational awareness closes the gaps that technology alone cannot.
Key themes
- Technology is one layer, not the whole strategy
- Real-world failures expose the limits of automated detection
- Concentric circles of protection require human vigilance
- Training creates the conditioned response crises demand
- 458 workplace homicides in 2024 make the case for human-centered protection
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