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Strengthening School and Community Safety: Highlights from the 2024 Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit
Safe and Sound Schools, in partnership with the Berkeley County Commission, including the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, hosted the inaugural Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit on Dec. 9-10.
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Regional Prevention Coordinators Increase Awareness of Terrorism and Targeted Violence Prevention
Regional Prevention Coordinators (RPCs) work to strengthen the capacity of communities to engage in terrorism and targeted violence prevention. Based across the United States, RPCs increase awareness of targeted violence and violence prevention; provide resources, training, and technical assistance; advise on prevention programs and strategies; and improve information sharing between partners related to terrorism and targeted violence prevention.
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CP3 Supports Law Enforcement Efforts to Prevent Terrorism
During the National Sheriff's Association conference, the CP3 team also strengthened partnerships with sheriffs, other law enforcement professionals, and government agencies by exhibiting a booth. Through driving important conversations with law enforcement partners at the NSA Conference, CP3 spread its mission of bolstering our homeland’s ability to prevent terrorism and targeted violence, and how law enforcement is a crucial component of that prevention.
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How Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams Make American Communities Safer
In 2021, the Michigan State Police Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) team received reports of a possible threat against a state senator. Here’s how BTAM can help communities identify and address potential threats of violence.