Description

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce "Basic Campus Threat Assessment Team Training".

In the immediate aftermath of the April 2007 shootings that occurred at Virginia Tech, the 2008 Virginia General Assembly responded by implementing legislation requiring public colleges and universities to develop threat assessment teams and violence prevention committees.

These trainings are the result of over three years of research and collaboration between DCJS, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and many other public and private universities in the Commonwealth. The trainings are designed to assist colleges and universities in the development and implementation of their threat assessment teams. This training will address the many legal and information sharing issues that arise in operating these teams, as well as approaches to threat assessment, case management, policies, procedures and case studies. In addition, the session will address the functional roles of threat assessment team members and how they can operate practically within an institution. This training provides practical suggestions for institutions engaged in implementing threat assessment teams and processes.

This session will be presented by Dr. Gene Deisinger, Deputy Chief of Police & Director of Threat Management Services at Virginia Tech.

Topics to be addressed

• Overview of Violence on Campus
• The Nature and Process of Targeted Violence
• Operationalizing a Multi-Disciplinary Threat Assessment Team
• Guiding Principles and Best Practices of Threat Assessment
• Steps in the Campus Threat Assessment Process
• Legal Considerations
• Effective Case Management Strategies
• Common Problems and Solutions
• Guided Case Studies
• Operationalizing the Principles and Practices

Participants

This training is intended for campus threat assessment team members including campus and university law enforcement officers, security personnel, and civilian team members.

Please note that in Spring 2012, DCJS will offer a Train-The-Trainer Campus Threat Assessment Team Training to campus and university law enforcement officers, security personnel and civilian campus threat assessment team members who have attended both a DCJS Basic and an Advanced Campus Threat Assessment Team Training.

Partial In-Service Credit

Law enforcement officers will receive partial in-service credit hours for this training.

Registration

DCJS is not currently accepting applications for this course.

Cost

There is no registration fee for this course.

Transportation, Lodging, Meals

Participants are responsible for transportation, lodging, and meal costs.

Questions

Inquiries regarding this training may be directed to:

Donna Michaelis
804-371-6506

Mark Ammerman
804-840-6956

Kathi Lee
804-786-4303