CAMPUS SAFETY: USING NABITA SURVEY RESULTS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TEAMS Dr. Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. Senior Vice President for Professional Development Programs National Center For Higher Education Risk Management

2 Data was collected from over 800 community colleges and four-year universities during July- October year schools/traditional 76% 2-year schools/community 24% Non-residential 75% Residential 25% Public 65% Private 35% Introduction

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5 Team Membership Counseling 87% Police/Campus Safety 82% Dean of Students 72% Residential Life 63% Academic Affairs 49% Health Services 42% VP Student Affairs 41% Legal Counsel 22% Student Activities 22% Faculty 27% Human Resources 19% Case Manager 18% Athletics 13% Admissions 9% Greek Life 5% Student Representative 2% Team Leadership Dean of Students 44% Counseling 7% VPSA 22% Academic 4% Student Conduct 9% Police/Safety 3%

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10 Referrals How does your team seek referrals? Phone call 82% Online report 70% Direct report to team member 70% Central office contact 34% Anonymous 45%

11 Caseload Teams with websites - 34%

12 Websites As part of the survey, some teams shared sample websites: UC Santa Barbra: SUNY Brockport: Berkeley: University of Mississippi: Webster University: Texas State Technical College:

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16 Fast Facts Teams that monitor faculty/staff behavior 30% BIT with case manager dedicated to team 18% How long has your team been around? Just created 6% 1-2 years17% 3-4 years31% 5-10 years 28% 10+ years7%

17 Yearly Conference - August in Anaheim, California The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) was founded in 1992 as a non-profit organization comprised of law enforcement, prosecutors, mental health professionals, corporate security experts, probation and parole personnel and others involved in the area of threat and violence risk assessment. Additional Resources

18 heroleofwarningbehaviorsinthreat.pdf Meloy, J., Hoffmann, J., Guldimann, A. and James, D. (2011). The Role of Warning Behaviors in Threat Assessment: An Exploration and Suggested Typology. Behavioral Sciences and the Law. Additional Resources

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20 Additional Resources The NaBITA Book on BIT, which debuted at the 2011 conference and is available on the members-only pages, is now available in hardcopy. This 147-page text is co- authored by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., W. Scott Lewis, J.D., Luis W. Manzo, Ph.D., Saundra K. Schuster, J.D., John Byrnes, and Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. and provides valuable resources for forming and operating effective behavioral intervention teams on college campuses. The Book on BIT is available in paperback for members and non-members, as well as in PDF form for non-members.

Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches to Prevention

22 The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) is committed to providing education, development and support to school and workplace professionals who endeavor every day to make their campuses and workplaces safer through caring prevention and intervention. Yearly Conference - Late Nov./Early Dec. in Bonita Springs, Florida Additional Resources

23 Individual or Case Manager Membership: $169/year Access to NaBITA ListServ for one individual member Biannual Newsletter 10% discounts for regional NaBITA events and webinars Access to the NaBITA membership list Standard Campus Membership: $639/year Access to NaBITA ListServ for all Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) members Biannual Newsletter 50% discount on registration for one person for the NaBITA Annual Conference and 10% discount for all other attendees from your campus 10% discounts for NaBITA regional events and webinars Access to the NaBITA membership list Access to the NaBITA model protocols and publication Additional Resources

24 Enhanced Campus Membership: $1199/year Access to NaBITA ListServ for all Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) members from your campus Biannual Newsletter One free registration to the annual NaBITA conference, and 20% discount for all other attendees from your campus 10% discounts for regional events and webinars Access to the NaBITA membership list Access to the NaBITA model protocols and publications Access to proprietary protocols, team formation documents and training materials Two free NaBITA webinars/year Access to the NaBITA Experts consultation bulletin board Additional Resources

25 SPECIAL MARCH OFFER With Any Membership Purchase in March Free one hour consult with NaTAG Starting a BIT? Not sure how to proceed Counseling or mental health question? Difficult case? Not sure how what to do next? Want to start advertising but not sure how? We will answer your questions! Mention CODE: BVB_NATAG Telephone: (610)

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