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Joseph K Kovach

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ID5757565
NAMEJoseph K Kovach
GIVEN NAMESJoseph K
FAMILY NAMEKovach
SIGNATUREKOVACH J K
AFFILIATIONSCalumet College of Saint Joseph
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • Finding High-Risk Adults/Youth: Assessing Risk Management (ARM): Ask-Standard-Predictor (ASP): Reliable, Valid, 11-Question Survey: Finding High-Risk Saves USA $300B-$1.2T Annual Violence Expense & Pr…

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2025

    Ask-Standard-Predictor (ASP) surveys high-risk adults/youth before high-risk/self-harm [assessing risk management (ARM)]; 2,722 (1,595 adults, 1,127 youth) followed (in court, hospital, physician, school records) for 3-12-years, analyzed with robust, statistical methods (in-bag, out-of-bag, cross-validation, Shao’s bootstrapped, logistic-regressions), resulting in:: (a) predictive-accuracy [area-under-curve (AUC) = 0.99, adults, AUC = 0.91, youth…

  • Trial-Lawyer Leaders in Court Change Institutions Forcing the Use of Tests and Equations So That Challenged Ones Become Successfully Healthy Thus Safeguarding Schools and Workplaces from the High-Risk…

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2024•References: 4

    Annual U.S. violence expense = $3.46 trillion (12.5% GDP). Insurance mass-murder/sex-offending payouts range from $3M-$1.1B. The U.S. Catholic Church has 24/194 (13%) pedophilia-bankrupt dioceses. Using 4-machine learning tests-equations, 7-high-risk predictors are—(1) addiction-alcoholism, (2) antisocial-behavior, (3) deception, (4) depression, (5) paranoia, (6) schizophrenic-thinking, (7) violence-potential—found in 212 studies (320,051 persons…

  • Violent-Offenders: Be Leaders and Take Them to Court to Save Lives and Expense

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2023•References: 5

    Based on 95 years of data involving 320,051 patients, prisoners, students, and workers across 212 studies, there is a “7-point violence profile” (violence, deception, depression, antisocial behavior, paranoid or schizophrenic thinking, and addiction-alcoholism) on equations (Ask Standard Predictor of Violence Potential) and internet computer-scored tests (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory [MMPI-2/A]) that is similar for male or female, …

  • Study 1: 630 Domestic-Terrorist, Mass-Murdering, Spree-Shooters Differ from 623 Controls and Study 2: 15 Domestic-Terrorist, Mass-Murdering, Spree-Shooters Differ From 23 Homicidal and 36 Controls on …

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, J Garbarino et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•References: 4

    Study 1: 630 spree-shooters [1936-2021] (1,650 deaths; 3,123 injuries; 194 suicides [31%]), 623 controls logistic regression differences (F= 260.44, df=10/1242, R=.82, R2 =.68, p<.01): (1) homicidal ideation; (2) planning-preparation; (3) stressful-life-event; (4) revenge-motive; (5) acquired-multiple-weapons; (6) elicited-concern; (7) school-location; (8) personal-grievance; (9) suicide; (10) current-student. Study 2: 15 spree-shooters differenc…

  • Questions to Find Domestic-Terrorists, Mass-Murderers, Spree-Shooters, With a Study-1: 370-Workplace-Shooters vs. 370-Controls, and a Study-2: 9-Adult-Shooters With 12-Homicidal and 24-Controls Rated …

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, J Garbarino et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•References: 4

    630 Terrorist-Mass-Murdering-Spree-Shooters are compared with 623-controls and separated by 16-Questions with a=.846, p<.01, AUC= .704, p<.01 that are: (1) homicidal? (2) suicidal? (3) stressful-life-event? (4) handgun-many-weapons-access? (5) violence-planning-preparing? (6) revenge? (7) eliciting-others-concern? (8) intent-leakage? (9) criminal-misconduct? (10) grievance? (11) random-violent-behavior? (12) threatening-victims? (13) dead-male-vi…

  • Questions to Find Mass-Murderers, Spree-Shooters, Domestic-Terrorists, and a Study-1 of 232-School-Shooters with Controls and a Study-2 of 6-Teen-Shooters With 11-Homicidal and 12-Control Youth Rated …

    Open Access•J Garbarino, Robert John Zagar et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    630 Domestic-Terrorist-Mass-Murdering-Spree-Shooters are compared with 623-controls and separated by16-Questions with significant a=.846, p<.01, AUC=.704, p<.01 that are: (1) homicidal? (2) suicidal? (3) stressful-life-event? (4) handgun-many-weapons-access? (5) violence-planning-preparing? (6) revenge-motive? (7) eliciting-others-concern? (8) intent-leakage? (9) criminal-misconduct-history? (10) personal-grievance? (11) random-violent-behavior? …

  • Critical period of optimal arousal? Early approach behavior as a function of stimulus, age, and breed variables in chicks

    Joseph K Kovach•ARTICLE•Developmental Psychology•1970•References: 1

  • Questions to Find Mass-Murderers, Spree-Shooters, Domestic-Terrorists, and a Study-1 of 232-School-Shooters with Controls and a Study-2 of 6-Teen-Shooters With 11-Homicidal and 12-Control Youth Rated …

    Open Access•J Garbarino, Robert John Zagar et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    630 Domestic-Terrorist-Mass-Murdering-Spree-Shooters are compared with 623-controls and separated by16-Questions with significant a=.846, p<.01, AUC=.704, p<.01 that are: (1) homicidal? (2) suicidal? (3) stressful-life-event? (4) handgun-many-weapons-access? (5) violence-planning-preparing? (6) revenge-motive? (7) eliciting-others-concern? (8) intent-leakage? (9) criminal-misconduct-history? (10) personal-grievance? (11) random-violent-behavior? …

  • Critical period of optimal arousal? Early approach behavior as a function of stimulus, age, and breed variables in chicks

    Joseph K Kovach•ARTICLE•Developmental Psychology•1970•References: 1

  • Study 1: 630 Domestic-Terrorist, Mass-Murdering, Spree-Shooters Differ from 623 Controls and Study 2: 15 Domestic-Terrorist, Mass-Murdering, Spree-Shooters Differ From 23 Homicidal and 36 Controls on …

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, J Garbarino et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•References: 4

    Study 1: 630 spree-shooters [1936-2021] (1,650 deaths; 3,123 injuries; 194 suicides [31%]), 623 controls logistic regression differences (F= 260.44, df=10/1242, R=.82, R2 =.68, p<.01): (1) homicidal ideation; (2) planning-preparation; (3) stressful-life-event; (4) revenge-motive; (5) acquired-multiple-weapons; (6) elicited-concern; (7) school-location; (8) personal-grievance; (9) suicide; (10) current-student. Study 2: 15 spree-shooters differenc…

  • Questions to Find Domestic-Terrorists, Mass-Murderers, Spree-Shooters, With a Study-1: 370-Workplace-Shooters vs. 370-Controls, and a Study-2: 9-Adult-Shooters With 12-Homicidal and 24-Controls Rated …

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, J Garbarino et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•References: 4

    630 Terrorist-Mass-Murdering-Spree-Shooters are compared with 623-controls and separated by 16-Questions with a=.846, p<.01, AUC= .704, p<.01 that are: (1) homicidal? (2) suicidal? (3) stressful-life-event? (4) handgun-many-weapons-access? (5) violence-planning-preparing? (6) revenge? (7) eliciting-others-concern? (8) intent-leakage? (9) criminal-misconduct? (10) grievance? (11) random-violent-behavior? (12) threatening-victims? (13) dead-male-vi…

  • Questions to Find Mass-Murderers, Spree-Shooters, Domestic-Terrorists, and a Study-1 of 232-School-Shooters with Controls and a Study-2 of 6-Teen-Shooters With 11-Homicidal and 12-Control Youth Rated …

    Open Access•J Garbarino, Robert John Zagar et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2022•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    630 Domestic-Terrorist-Mass-Murdering-Spree-Shooters are compared with 623-controls and separated by16-Questions with significant a=.846, p<.01, AUC=.704, p<.01 that are: (1) homicidal? (2) suicidal? (3) stressful-life-event? (4) handgun-many-weapons-access? (5) violence-planning-preparing? (6) revenge-motive? (7) eliciting-others-concern? (8) intent-leakage? (9) criminal-misconduct-history? (10) personal-grievance? (11) random-violent-behavior? …

  • Violent-Offenders: Be Leaders and Take Them to Court to Save Lives and Expense

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2023•References: 5

    Based on 95 years of data involving 320,051 patients, prisoners, students, and workers across 212 studies, there is a “7-point violence profile” (violence, deception, depression, antisocial behavior, paranoid or schizophrenic thinking, and addiction-alcoholism) on equations (Ask Standard Predictor of Violence Potential) and internet computer-scored tests (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory [MMPI-2/A]) that is similar for male or female, …

  • Trial-Lawyer Leaders in Court Change Institutions Forcing the Use of Tests and Equations So That Challenged Ones Become Successfully Healthy Thus Safeguarding Schools and Workplaces from the High-Risk…

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2024•References: 4

    Annual U.S. violence expense = $3.46 trillion (12.5% GDP). Insurance mass-murder/sex-offending payouts range from $3M-$1.1B. The U.S. Catholic Church has 24/194 (13%) pedophilia-bankrupt dioceses. Using 4-machine learning tests-equations, 7-high-risk predictors are—(1) addiction-alcoholism, (2) antisocial-behavior, (3) deception, (4) depression, (5) paranoia, (6) schizophrenic-thinking, (7) violence-potential—found in 212 studies (320,051 persons…

  • Finding High-Risk Adults/Youth: Assessing Risk Management (ARM): Ask-Standard-Predictor (ASP): Reliable, Valid, 11-Question Survey: Finding High-Risk Saves USA $300B-$1.2T Annual Violence Expense & Pr…

    Open Access•Robert John Zagar, Steve Varela et al.•ARTICLE•Review of European Studies•2025

    Ask-Standard-Predictor (ASP) surveys high-risk adults/youth before high-risk/self-harm [assessing risk management (ARM)]; 2,722 (1,595 adults, 1,127 youth) followed (in court, hospital, physician, school records) for 3-12-years, analyzed with robust, statistical methods (in-bag, out-of-bag, cross-validation, Shao’s bootstrapped, logistic-regressions), resulting in:: (a) predictive-accuracy [area-under-curve (AUC) = 0.99, adults, AUC = 0.91, youth…

Psychology (5 works) · Personality (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)

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