Ensuring access to law enforcement tools and products is a cornerstone of the partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and this nation's state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus (SLTTC) law enforcement.
The service, sacrifice, and commitment of law enforcement to the safety and resilience of communities, especially in the face of new and evolving threats, represents the very best of our great nation. The Department of Homeland Security is extraordinarily proud to support and collaborate with law enforcement to help keep communities safe.
DHS is committed to ensuring every law enforcement agency - regardless of size, funding, or resources - has the tools and support necessary to carry out the work that is essential to maintaining our security. This searchable Law Enforcement Resource library highlights many of the Department's resources that are available to you, including training, grant funding opportunities, task forces, research and development, and field support, among others.
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Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement to Prevent Targeted Violence
The guide, published by the Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) outlines how state and local law enforcement agencies can develop behavioral threat assessment units in six specific steps. These units are specifically designed to identify, assess, and intervene with individuals identified as posing a risk of violence.
Audience:Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Terrorism and National Security ThreatsResource Type:Educational ResourcesTopic:Active Shooter Preparedness, School Safety, Secure Public Gatherings, Targeted Violence and Terrorism PreventionLast Updated: -
National Threat Assessment Center
The National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) conducts research, training, and consultation on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence. The NTAC team is comprised of social science researchers, regional program managers, and specialists who support and empower communities to prevent all forms of targeted violence. Visitors can register for live virtual training events and download NTAC's published research and guidance for law enforcement.
Audience:Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Terrorism and National Security ThreatsResource Type:Educational Resources, Training or ExercisesTopic:Active Shooter Preparedness, Protect Designated Individuals, Facilities, and Events, School Safety, Secure Public Gatherings, Targeted Violence and Terrorism PreventionLast Updated: -
Geospatial Information Infrastructure
The DHS Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII) is a shared Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) platform managed by the GMO. The platform enables users across the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) – including federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial – to access trusted geospatial data, map services, and geospatial applications.
Audience:Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Border Security, Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Resilience, Terrorism and National Security ThreatsResource Type:Programs or ServicesTopic:Active Shooter Preparedness, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE), Counter TCOs and Other Illicit Actors, Critical Infrastructure, Intel and Information Sharing, Physical Security, Prevent and Disrupt Nation State Threats, Protect Designated Individuals, Facilities, and Events, School Safety, Secure and Manage Air, Land, and Maritime Borders, Secure Public Gatherings, Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention, Transportation SecurityLast Updated: -
National Computer Forensics Institute
The National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) is the nation’s premier law enforcement training facility in cyber and electronic crime forensics. The NCFI seeks to educate state, local, tribal, territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges in the continually evolving cyber and electronic crime related threats, and educate, train and equip them with the tools necessary for forensic examinations to combat those crimes.
Audience:Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Cyberspace and Critical InfrastructureResource Type:Training or ExercisesTopic:Combat Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Emerging TechnologyLast Updated: -
Preparing for a Cyber Incident
This guide explains the actions organizations should take to cultivate an understanding of the technological and regulatory limitations, responsibilities, and resources available to them, and how to apply the acquired knowledge to their operations.
Audience:Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, ResilienceResource Type:Educational ResourcesTopic:Combat Cyber Crime, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology, Incident Response, Strengthen National ResilienceLast Updated: -
Protective Information eXchange
The Protective Intelligence eXchange (PIX) is a web-based information sharing tool designed to assist United States law enforcement agencies in assessing the risk that an individual of interest may pose. All users must be members of federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies engaged in protection or protective intelligence pursuant to that agency’s specific authorizing federal or state legislation. Information in PIX is contained in an internet-accessible database that includes the names and selected identifiers of persons subject to a protective intelligence investigation by one or more of the member agencies. This information is used to assist users in providing protective services to public officials.
Audience:State and Local Law EnforcementMission Area:Terrorism and National Security ThreatsResource Type:Programs or ServicesTopic:Intel and Information Sharing, Protect Designated Individuals, Facilities, and Events, Targeted Violence and Terrorism PreventionLast Updated: -
Operation Stonegarden Grant Program
The Operation Stonegarden Grant Program provides funding to enhance cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States land and water borders.
Audience:State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law EnforcementMission Area:Border Security, Terrorism and National Security ThreatsResource Type:Grant Funding OpportunitiesTopic:Counter TCOs and Other Illicit Actors, Intel and Information Sharing, Secure and Manage Air, Land, and Maritime BordersLast Updated: