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Maritime Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (MSI)

This document is an overview of the Maritime Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (MSI), a multifaceted approach to improve the capability of maritime stakeholders to identify, report, evaluate, and share pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent future acts of terrorism.

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Safety for Faith-Based Events and Houses of Worship NSI Awareness Flyer

This resource contains an overview of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign. In addition, it provides links to resources for security personnel, law enforcement, and first responders; nonprofit and private sector resources; and additional resources to assist with developing emergency operations plans, security practices, and safety guidelines for houses of worship and faith-based events.

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Campus Safety NSI Awareness Flyer

This resource contains an overview of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign. In addition, it provides links to resources for campus law enforcement, first responders, and campus administrators to assist with developing emergency operations plans, security practices, and safety guidelines for colleges, universities, and trade and technical schools.

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Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative

This executive summary details the University of Maryland's National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) initiative to compare pre-incident activities of terrorists and violent criminal extremists in the United States to the 16 suspicious activity reporting (SAR) behavioral indicators that are outlined in the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) SAR Functional Standard as being observed behaviors reasonably indicative of preoperational planning related to terrorism or other criminal activity. The START Study verifies the utility of the Nationwide SAR Initiative (NSI), which provides law enforcement and homeland security agencies with a uniform method for gathering and reporting raw tips, leads, and reports of suspicious activity.

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NSI Training Overview

This overview provides a description of the multifaceted approach to the NSI training strategy, which includes training programs for frontline officers, analysts, and chief executives, as well as SAR awareness training for partners with similar missions to those of law enforcement constituencies.

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SAR Standardized Technical Assistance Consultation and Training Services Overview

This document provides an overview of the suspicious activity reporting (SAR) standardized technical assistance consultation (STAC) and training services, as well as SAR analysis advisory, available to fusion center analysts. 

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Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) for Public Health and Health Care Partners

This document provides information on the online Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) for Public Health and Health Care Partners Training and the importance of public health and health care professionals in the overall SAR effort. A chart of SAR indicators and behaviors is included.

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Suspicious Activity Reporting Public Safety Telecommunications Training Overview

This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how public safety telecommunications professionals (e.g., 9-1-1 operators) may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.

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Suspicious Activity Reporting Public Health and Health Care Partners Training Overview

This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how public health and health care partners may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.

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Suspicious Activity Reporting Probation, Parole, and Corrections Training Overview

This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how probation, parole, and corrections professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.