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Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence

Protecting the American people from terrorist threats is the reason DHS was created, and remains our highest priority.

  • 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. 

  • State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT®) Program Terrorism Incidents Database Overview

    Provides an overview of the SLATT database, which allows users to track terrorism trends, identify areas of high activity, and match terrorism pre-incident indicators against similar cases, both past and present.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Emergency Management Training Overview

    Suspicious Activity Reporting Emergency Management Training is a module of the NSI’s Hometown Security Partners suite of online training. This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how emergency management professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training. A chart of suspicious activity reporting indicators and behaviors is included.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Explosive Precursors Point of Sale Training

    Suspicious Activity Reporting Explosive Precursors Point of Sale Training is a module of the NSI’s Hometown Security Partners suite of online training. This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how retail professionals at the point of sale for explosive precursors may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training. A chart of suspicious activity reporting indicators and behaviors is included.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Fire and Emergency Medical Services Training Overview

    This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how fire and emergency medical services professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Indicators and Behaviors

    This tool for analysts and investigators details potential criminal or noncriminal activities requiring additional information during the vetting process or investigation, as well as defined criminal activity and potential terrorism nexus activity. When the activity involves behavior that may be lawful or is a constitutionally protected activity, the investigating law enforcement agency will carefully assess the information and gather as much information as possible before taking any action, including documenting and validating the information as terrorism-related and sharing it with other law enforcement agencies.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Indicators and Examples: Tools for Analysts and Investigators

    This resource provides the 16 ISE-SAR indicators, their respective definitions, and examples of suspicious activity scenarios that correlate with each of the indicators.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Maritime Sector Training Overview

    This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how maritime industry professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.

  • Suspicious Activity Reporting Private Sector Security Training Overview

    This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how private sector security officers and those charged with protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.