UNCW Training and Resource Review Lt. James Watkins UNCW Police Department

 Training origin  Overview of current training  Recognizing and acting on “warning signs”  Available resources

 Aug. 24, 2006: Christopher Williams, 27, went to Essex Elementary School in Vermont and, when he could not find his ex-girlfriend - a teacher, he shot and killed one teacher and wounded another. Earlier, he had killed the ex-girlfriend's mother. He attempted suicide but survived and was arrested.  Sept. 27, 2006: Duane Morrison, 53, took six girls hostage at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Co., molesting them and holding them for hours before fatally shooting one girl and then himself.  Sept. 29, 2006: Eric Hainstock, 15, took two guns into his Cazenovia, Wi., school and fatally shot the principal before being captured and arrested.  Oct. 2, 2006: Charles Carl Roberts, 32, took 10 girls hostage in an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa., killing five of them before killing himself.

“Within the span of 16 minutes, the gunman killed 13 people and wounded 21 others. A savage act of domestic terrorism, their crime is the deadliest school shooting in the history of the United States” Sheriff John P. Stone Jefferson Co. Colorado

 Math teacher hailed as hero after Colorado school shooting David Benke plays down his role in stopping the attack at the Littleton middle school. Accused gunman Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood is held on $1-million bail on two counts of attempted murder…  Police: Alabama college shooting suspect killed her brother in 1986 Gunfire shattered an afternoon faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville…  Six dead in NIU shooting - A gunman who opened fire at a Northern Illinois University lecture hall Thursday afternoon -- killing five and injuring more than a dozen people…

The Active Shooter Defined  An uncontained assailant whose controlling activity is immediately causing death and/or serious injury

 Incidents of targeted violence at schools rarely were sudden, impulsive acts  Most Attackers had no history of prior violent or criminal behavior  Considered the greatest terrorist threat on campuses

 Officers don’t wait for SWAT  2-4 Officers immediately enter  Goal is to immediately locate, contain, and stop the shooter

 Personal safety (Leader not Hero)  Immediate and safe escape  Secure in place - Lock and barricade doors - Close blinds - Turn off lights - Stay calm and quiet - Overpower?? *Remember mentality of shooter*

 Shots Fired video  Departmental specific training  All hazard planning  Individual planning  Scenario based training  New staff/faculty employee training

Student Behavior  Unreasonableness  Controlling  Paranoid  Victim mentality  Quiet  Unhealthy  Weapons Enthusiast  Vindictive  Angry  Violent

Workplace Violence Workplace Violence Warning Signs Handout

The Student Behavioral Intervention Team is comprised of a select group of university administrators charged with the responsibility of identifying, investigating, assessing, and monitoring high risk behaviors exhibited by UNCW students.

A team of individuals assigned the task of assessing the threat of workplace violence when concerns are reported. The Workplace Violence Assessment Team consists of representatives from:  University Police  Human Resources  General Counsel  Student Counseling Center  CARE office (Collaboration for Assault Response and Education)  Immediate supervisor.

 Call or UNCW Police  Call or Dean of Students Office  Complete STAT referral form online  Report the incident in person or by phone to the Dean of Students Office or UNCW Police Department

 Contact UNCW Police for situations when imminent danger presents itself or at anytime during a situation  Where imminent danger is not an immediate concern, the appropriate supervisor or faculty member should be contacted

 UNCW WORKPLACE VIOLENCE POLICY AND PROTOCOL  UNCW Division of Student Affairs -Student Behavioral Intervention Team (SBIT) Mission, Scope, Protocol, and Membership

 911 Emergency  Non-Emergency  Anonymous  Anonymous Tip Line 962-TIPS   Nearest Call Box  Text a Tip:  Text a Tip: text “Tip708”, your message and send to CRIMES (274637) or online This service is available in cooperation with the Wilmington Police Department. Police Department 5126 Lionfish Drive (Walton at Lionfish)