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Department of Justice Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit

Victim assistance plans support and enhance response and recovery efforts for mass violence and terrorism victims. This toolkit supports communities and public safety officials develop comprehensive victim assistance plans, as a part of a community’s existing emergency response plan. The checklists included in the toolkit can be tailored to fit the needs of your community.

Department of Justice Protections Against Employment Discrimination Based on Citizenship, Immigration Status, and National Origin

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) enforces a part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that protects non-U.S. citizens with permission to work in the United States and U.S. citizens against certain types of employment discrimination based on citizenship, immigration status, and national origin. Someone who believes they’ve been discriminated against can file a charge with CRT’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. CRT also has free hotlines for workers and employers. With a caller’s permission, sometimes the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section can offer to contact an employer to help a worker resolve an employment-related issue directly, without the need for any investigation. CRT also has several educational materials discussing rights and obligations under this anti-discrimination law, including materials in multiple languages discussing employment rights for asylees and refugees; Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries; work-authorized individuals arriving under Operation Allies Welcome and Uniting for Ukraine; and workers being run through E-Verify. Additional materials provide information to employers on how to avoid unlawful discrimination when hiring employees and when verifying their permission to work. 

Office Community Oriented Policing Services Hate Crime Resources Web Page

The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) advances the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This web page includes over 40 different resources for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office Bulletin

Through the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Office Bulletins, NTER shares information with all homeland partners on targeted violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment and management, to include research developments, current trends, and resources.

Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP)

The Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and provides web-based investigative tools and analytical resources, and the networking it supports is unrivaled by other platforms available to law enforcement. 

Users collaborate in a secure environment, use tools to strengthen their cases, and share departmental documents. LEEP includes services for Active Shooter resources, Intelink, and Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC). 

LEEP accounts are available to personnel affiliated with the criminal justice system, intelligence community, and the armed forces. To apply for a LEEP account go to cjis.gov and complete the online application.

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Funding & Awards

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds programs to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA works with communities, governments, and nonprofit organizations to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system. 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Insider Threat Mitigation Resources

To mitigate the threat of an insider using their authorized access or understanding of an organization to harm it, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Insider Threat Mitigation Resources includes comprehensive guidance to support the design and implementation of an insider threat mitigation program, including fact sheets, video trainings, guides, and a framework.

Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) Portal

The Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) online, collaborative information-sharing and resource portal for:

• Bomb squads
• Emergency responders
• Military personnel
• Government officials
• Intelligence analysts
• Private sector security professionals
• Critical infrastructure owners and operators

Developed and maintained by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), TRIPwire combines expert analyses and reports with relevant documents, images, and videos gathered directly from sources to help users anticipate, identify, and prevent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incidents. A secure, restricted-access information-sharing platform, TRIPwire is available at no cost to registered subscribers and features a publicly accessible homepage with valuable preparedness information for the whole community. Information on TRIPwire is provided to increase awareness of evolving IED tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as incident lessons learned and Counter-IED (C-IED) preparedness information.

The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism Global Counterterrorism Forum

The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and its related institutions, such as the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Hedayah, and International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), provide best practices and practical guidance for the establishment of effective prevention efforts in the United States. The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) works through GCTF and its related initiatives to strengthen partnerships among the United States and foreign partners and share information from around the world to counter evolving terrorist threats and prevent the spread of violent extremism.

National Institute of Justice: Webinars on Mass Shootings

These previously recorded webinars summarize National Institute of Justice (NIJ)-funded research projects’ latest findings on public mass shootings. Here you will find an in-depth discussion about NIJ’s investment in addressing mass shootings through innovative approaches increase awareness of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts.