Threats are very unpleasant and typically they are illegal too. It can sometimes be difficult to do much against verbal threats in terms of legal action. Threats carried out in writing are often easier to trace.

People may receive threats for various reasons, from personal reasons such as jealousy to public figures receiving threats because of their opinions, their sexual orientation, etc.

How do threats affect the people who receive them? What can we do to stop threats and how seriously should we take threats?

Keynote speakers dealing with threats take a closer look at these dark matters, trying to provide answers to sometimes difficult questions.