The resources below span all categories of the Prevention Resource Finder and help you do five things:
- Connect with experts in your community and learn best practices (Community Support Tools and Other Guidance)
- Apply for federal grant funding (Grant Funding Opportunities)
- Access and receive the latest information on the threat environment (Information-Sharing Platforms)
- Review the latest prevention research (Evidence-Based Research)
- Seek out training on how to keep your community safe (Training Opportunities)
Each set of resources below is searchable by keyword. You can also filter the results to see the resources most relevant to different stakeholder groups (key audience) and which department/agency/office provided the resource, as well as filter by subcategory.
All the information in the Prevention Resource Finder is government-owned or sponsored.
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Domestic Extremism: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Disengagement from Extremism Activity or Beliefs, Study Finds
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported research notes stark division in extremism disengagement pathways for persons with and without prison experience.
Categories:Community Support ResourcesDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)Key Audience(s):General Public, Law EnforcementLast Updated: -
Research in Brief – Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism
This report presents the findings and methodology of research that examined issues in the use of community policing strategies to prevent violent extremism.
Categories:Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and TerrorismDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)Key Audience(s):General Public, Law EnforcementLast Updated: -
Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
Understanding why and how people radicalize, as well as what can be done to prevent radicalization or intervene during the process, are key to countering violent extremism.
Categories:Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and TerrorismDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)Key Audience(s):General PublicLast Updated: -
The National Counterterrorism Center Terrorism Prevention Brochure
This Brochure offers law enforcement and public safety personnel an overview of terrorism prevention and how to get involved in mitigating radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization to violent extremism.
Categories:Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and TerrorismDept/Org/Agency:National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)Key Audience(s):General Public, Law EnforcementLast Updated: -
Office for Partnership and Engagement
The Office for Partnership and Engagement (OPE) includes both the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Academic Engagement who support engagements with critical partners at all levels of government. OPE also seeks to build, deepen, and operationalize relationships with the academic community on how to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.
Categories:Community Support ResourcesDept/Org/Agency:Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Partnership and Engagement (OPE)Key Audience(s):Education, Faith-Based Organizations, Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial GovernmentLast Updated: -
Office for State and Local Law Enforcement
The Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE) continues to actively engage with and provides DHS resources and critical information to all National Law Enforcement Associations and State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Campus Law Enforcement.
Categories:Community Support ResourcesDept/Org/Agency:Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE)Key Audience(s):Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial GovernmentLast Updated: -
Federal Emergency Management Agency Center for Domestic Preparedness
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provides advanced, all-hazards training to emergency responders annually from state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as the federal government, foreign governments, and private entities, as available. The scope of training includes bomb threat preparedness, hazardous materials awareness, crisis standards of care, and much more.
Categories:Training OpportunitiesDept/Org/Agency:Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Key Audience(s):Education, Faith-Based Organizations, General Public, Health Care, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial GovernmentLast Updated: -
Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program
This grant program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies for additional career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity. Applicants receive additional consideration for focusing community policing efforts on "Combatting Hate and Domestic Extremism", and/or seeking support for programs to identify and prevent the radicalization of applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful extremist movements.
Categories:Grant Funding OpportunitiesDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)Key Audience(s):Law EnforcementLast Updated: -
Department of Justice Combating Hate Crimes Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Department of Justice’s efforts to combat hate crimes, including: prosecutions; elevating civil rights crimes, including hate crimes, coordinating among agencies and organizations; expanding language access; reviewing incidents; reviewing United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) resources; conducting training; revitalizing the Community Relations Service (CRS); reviewing funding; and conducting awareness campaign.
Categories:Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes GuidanceDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ)Key Audience(s):General PublicLast Updated: -
Department of Justice Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex, and familial status. Laws prohibiting national origin discrimination make it illegal to discriminate because of a person's birthplace, ancestry, culture, or language. This brochure explains the laws prohibiting national origin discrimination.
Categories:Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes GuidanceDept/Org/Agency:Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division (CRT)Key Audience(s):Education, General Public, Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial GovernmentLast Updated: