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Incidents of targeted violence have increased throughout the years in places such as businesses, places of worship, educational institutions, public and private spaces, and more. The question always asked is: how do we prevent this from happening? Threat assessment is a practice that may be the answer to this problem. But, what is threat assessment and how does it work? In this module, we discuss the basic elements of threat assessment and its potential to prevent acts of targeted violence.
The Importance of Threat Assessment Teams
Throughout the years, official reports of incidents of mass targeted violence have been released to the public discussing information that could have been pivotal in mitigating the incident before it ever even occurred and before innocent lives were taken too soon. So, what went wrong and how could have these incidents been prevented? Find out as we discuss how implementing threat assessment teams could be the answer to this issue.
Origins of Threat Assessment Teams and Practices
Between 1970 and 1981 there were four assassination attempts on public figures, culminating with the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Regan in 1981. The increase in targeted violence directed toward public figures prompted United States agencies to investigate what could be done to prevent future acts of targeted violence, a practice which could come to be known as threat assessment.
Hawaiʻi Threat Assessment Efforts
Hawaiʻi continues to grow its efforts and build sustainability in the world of threat assessment being that is it the first state in the nation to have a first-ever Targeted Violence Prevention Implementation (TVP) Plan. The Hawaiʻi TVP plan is a community-driven project with dozens of contributors across the state; one of them being the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu. In this module, we discuss how Hawaiʻi is taking initiative in building threat assessment capacity.
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This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, opportunity number DHS-22-TTP-132-00-01.