Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Great Plains Chapter November 19, 2010

 Law enforcement is a key component of any threat assessment effort  All schools have law enforcement resources available  Different agencies are accessible for different reasons

 Human Resources  Student Affairs  Academic Affairs  Legal Counsel  Dean of Students  Security  Law Enforcement

 Potential threats are realized by the threat assessment team  Law Enforcement is part of this discovery process as well as a player in the later management of the threat

 Threat  Target  Location  Collateral Sources of Information

 Law enforcement has access to a large amount of unique and useful information  Local information Local information  Information from other agencies  Information from other sources Information from other sources

 Assessment and management of a threat will be most successful when the assessment team has the most information available at the start of the process  After management begins, information from many sources will guide the direction of how the threat situation is treated

 Local, county and state agencies  Operate under predetermined allocations of services  Your local agency may call on other agencies for investigative resources  Jurisdiction/venue

 Contact your local police department  Ask to meet about threat assessment  Determine who to contact when a threat assessment issue emerges  Establish a common understanding of the purpose of a request for help in this area  Create a two way flow of information between both entities  Formalize membership of team members

 Form relationships with law enforcement  Expect a threat case to materialize  Know your first step  Join ATAP