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The Targeted Violence Threat Landscape: A Practitioner’s Framework for Prevention Programming

This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) funded practice guide produced by the U.S. Prevention Practitioners Network (PPN) is a resource for existing and prospective prevention practitioners that deliver (or seek to deliver) TVTP interventions. This guide includes chapters on: the current threat landscape; targeted violence online; and program development considerations. 

PPN is a national network of over 1,500 interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to using public health approaches to prevent hate-fueled violence. The Network welcomes all prevention professionals, including those focused on raising awareness, bolstering youth resilience, training bystanders, and assessing and intervening with individuals who may be at risk of violence. The aim of this is not only to connect practitioners across the U.S. with one another, but also to build their capacity and the efficacy of their programs through a series of workshops that cover both theoretical and practical elements of delivering prevention and intervention initiatives, and through providing information packs and practice guides in supplement to the workshops.

(November 2024)

Preventing Targeted Violence and Terrorism: A Practitioner’s Framework for Prevention Programming

This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) funded practice guide produced by the U.S. Prevention Practitioners Network (PPN) is a resource for existing and prospective prevention practitioners that deliver (or seek to deliver) TVTP interventions. This guide includes chapters on: the threat landscape; multi-disciplinary teams; primary prevention; and behavioral interventions. 

PPN is a national network of over 1,500 interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to using public health approaches to prevent hate-fueled violence. The Network welcomes all prevention professionals, including those focused on raising awareness, bolstering youth resilience, training bystanders, and assessing and intervening with individuals who may be at risk of violence. The aim of this is not only to connect practitioners across the U.S. with one another, but also to build their capacity and the efficacy of their programs through a series of workshops that cover both theoretical and practical elements of delivering prevention and intervention initiatives, and through providing information packs and practice guides in supplement to the workshops.

(December 2024)

De-escalation Action Guide

This Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) resource combines the existing De-escalation Series of fact sheets into a single easily accessible product. The Action Guide provides an overview of the primary strategies that may be taken to de-escalate a potentially violent situation. 

Multiple translations are available. 

(December 2024)

Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Programs: Practitioner-Informed Baseline Capabilities

This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded report by the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) details a work analysis to understand the core program-level elements of behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) implementation in support of BTAM research and capacity-enhancing efforts by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Office (NTER).

(September 2024)

Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement to Prevent Targeted Violence

This report by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) is intended to guide state and local law enforcement as they establish behavioral threat assessment units (BTAUs) specifically designed to assess and intervene with individuals identified as posing a risk of violence.

(October 2024)

Messaging Matters: How Extremists Influence Followers Online

This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded report by the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) details how extremist groups increasingly use online platforms and messaging to influence followers. This influence can take a variety of forms, including: recruiting and engaging members; highlighting social identities; increasing communication about extremist issues; deepening commitment to extremism; and inciting violent action.

(August 2024)

Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2021

A joint effort by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) National Center for Education Statistics and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges. This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources—the National Crime Victimization Survey, the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, the School Survey on Crime and Safety, the National Teacher and Principal Survey, EDFacts, and the Campus Safety and Security Survey. The report covers topics such as victimization, bullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, the presence of security staff at school, availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, student perceptions of personal safety at school, and criminal incidents at postsecondary institutions.

(June 2022)

Public Safety and Violence Prevention Webpage

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Public Safety and Violence Prevention (PSVP) project supports Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan to prevent acts of terrorism and targeted violence by conducting evidence-based research and evaluation to understand an evolving threat landscape. This webpage includes information on community resilience, targeted violence and terrorism prevention, threat assessment, reintegration and rehabilitation, and systematic reviews.

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International Academic Partnerships for Science and Security (IAPSS) Review Issue #1

This International Academic Partnerships for Science and Security (IAPSS) Review magazine is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

This inaugural issue features pieces from scholars based in western democratic nations who are committed to international collaboration for science and security across two key areas: 1) understanding the nature of the threat that each of our countries experiences from terrorism and targeted violence, and 2) describing what countries are doing about it in terms of prevention.

The International Academic Partnerships for Science and Security (IAPSS) project is a global knowledge exchange hub that brings together academics, government and industry to advance the field of targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP). It is led by the Center for Research and Evidence in Security Threats (CREST) and the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) (a DHS Center of Excellence). This international hub offers a platform to deepen knowledge exchange between countries and develop the next generation of leaders. 

(September 2024)

FBI Crime Data Explorer

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Data Explorer (CDE) aims to provide transparency, create easier access, and expand awareness of criminal, and noncriminal, law enforcement data sharing; improve accountability for law enforcement; and provide a foundation to help shape public policy in support of a safer nation. Use the CDE to discover data through visualizations, downloads in .csv format, and other large data files.

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