EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAININGS
DPrep Safety is committed to offering well-researched training, education and consultation that stresses the importance of preparedness prior to responding to disasters, emergencies, and crisis events. DPrep Safety also has a deep bench of law enforcement and safety experts that make the team one that can address your unique safety concerns.
The DPrep Safety team offers a variety of courses that will help improve threat assessment, situational awareness, response to an active assailant, and bomb threat awareness and response. DPrep Safety can assess building security and safety, and present protective actions suggested through the crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) model. Whether it be walking through your space for a threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment (TVRA), or talking with school administrators or parents about fencing, bullet resistant windows or reunification plans, we are committed to offering uniquely tailored programs designed to keep your school, workplace, house of worship or college/university safe and secure and to reduce your exposure to liability.
DPrep Safety has a commitment to training law enforcement professionals, school resource officers (SROs), and crisis and emergency first responders to enhance their skills and enable them to be more productive and effective in their role to protect and serve. DPrep Safety has your six. We also have the experience and instructional design capacity to offer training in virtual, in-person, and hybrid formats to meet the needs of your department or organization
For more information or to schedule any of these courses, please contact bethany@dprep.com. Click "More" below for details on each of the courses.
A Team Approach to Assessing, Managing, and Mitigating Threat
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Master common terminology and concepts in threat assessment
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Explore the multi-disciplinary approach to threat assessment and mitigation
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Learn to develop threat mitigations plans through a community approach
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Attended a training? View supplemental materials.
A Team Approach to Assessing, Managing, and Mitigating Threat
Law enforcement professionals, in collaboration with community partners such as school counselors and administrators, are tasked with the job of keeping our schools, colleges, and workplaces free of violence and acts of targeted aggression, commonly known as mass shootings. This course offers a practical approach in the recognition and prevention of violence in schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities. This course is designed to provide the terminology, assessment, and intervention skills needed to identify a threat and develop a community-based collaborative mitigation plan.
Designed for law enforcement professionals, but inclusive of all community partners, participants will learn how to develop a violence risk mitigation plan tied to a multi-disciplinary team assessment. They will review concepts related to targeted vs. affective violence, transient and substantive threats, risk and protective/anchor factors for targeted violence, and how BIT/CARE and threat teams operate in law enforcement agencies, schools, colleges workplaces and communities.
D-Prep Safety brings together a team of diverse experienced faculty to tackle this course from the perspectives of counseling, law enforcement, conduct, DEI, Title IX, and human resources. We provide an intersectional perspective that draws from the best research and practice in each of these fields. The multi-disciplinary approach to threat assessment is a best practice supported by the leading governmental organizations and subject matter experts in the field.
Module One: Overview of Threat/Risk Assessment Comments
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Defining threat, risk, and psychological assessments
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Defining affective vs. targeted/mission-oriented violence
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Examples of transient and substantive threats
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Threat assessment process/team related to BIT/CARE model
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Triage systems (Pathways) and VRA (DarkFox)
Module Two: Understanding the Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach
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Team function: gathering information, assessment, and interventions
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Mission, scope, and membership
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Bias mitigation through an objective risk rubric
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Policy and procedures
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Record keeping and documentation (FERPA, HIPAA and confidentiality laws)
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Team process: meeting flow and the C.A.S.E. model
Module Three: Overview of Risk and Protective Factors
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Balancing the assessment of risk and protective factors
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Understanding the role of culture and neurodivergence in risk/protective factors
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Exploration of risk factors (including incel & white supremacist violence)
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Exploration of protective/anchor factors
Module Four: Triage & Violence Risk Assessments
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Defining triage assessments for each case on the team
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Three cases explored as examples of triage assessment
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Walking through of scoring cases on Pathways and developing intervention plans
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Mitigation of bias using an expert system/checklist
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Defining VRA threshold and demonstration of DarkFox through a case
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Threat report example using the process of data gathering, anchor factor identification, risk factor identification, rubric application, summary of violence risk, and interventions (DARTS-I)
Module Five: Developing a Community Based Mitigation Plan
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Understanding case management and threat management planning
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Partners: counseling, schools, social supports, community, and religious supports
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Building a community referral network: needs assessment, resource accessibility, culturally competent services, follow up and continuous improvement
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Documentation
We created this course with an awareness of the budgetary needs of law enforcement, schools, colleges, and workplaces. While there is a temptation to increase billing through expanding course concepts into multiple days, our goal is to deliver the information efficiently and with fidelity.
Cost for Virtual Program
The course is taught in five 90-minute virtual classes scheduled at a convenient time for the law enforcement agency, school, college/university, housing authority or workplace. The cost is $285 per person.*
Cost for In-Person
The course is taught in-person in an eight-hour format. The cost is $285 per person.*
* We may require a minimum number of participants.
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For virtual trainings, recordings* of each of the online classes to allow for content review and introducing concepts to new members (based on group purchases)
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12-month access to the Pathways and Darkfox threat assessment systems
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Participants will receive access to a website containing supplemental documents, materials, and handouts including:
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Law Enforcement Assessment checklist
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Law Enforcement Intervention checklist
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Beyond the Red Flags: Preventing Mass Violence
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Beyond the Red Flags Summary Sheet
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Managing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior
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Overview of Social Media Basics
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Back to School Safety Preparedness
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Creating a Logistics Binder
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CARE/BIT & Threat Audit Tool
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C.A.S.E. (Context, Assess, Stabilize, Evaluate) Processing
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Bias Mitigation
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Referral Checklist and Service Audit
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Before the Interview: Get Context
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Safety in the Title IX Environment
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Establishing Rapport
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Advanced Interview Skills
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Uvalde Case History
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Uvalde Pathways Scoring
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Uvalde DarkFox Scoring
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Uvalde Violence Risk Report
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Tabletop Exercises
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Case Study One: A Catalyst Event
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Case Study Two: A Modest Complaint
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Case Study Three: Amortentia!
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*Recordings are available for one year after the live program. Extended access to the recordings is offered at rate of 20% of the original live program price.
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Staff and Families
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Learn to accurately assess the threat to be able to take effective action
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Create a disaster preparedness toolkit at home and at work
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Prepare your family for an emergency that might happen while you are at work
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Staff and Families
Being ready before a flood, hurricane, wildfire, mass shooting, power outage, hazmat spill, or medical emergency is critical to responding effectively. Given that there are many types of disasters and hazards/emergencies, it is important to identify what vulnerabilities and risks are present prior to the crisis occurring. One of the concerns DPrep has identified is ensuring staff and families have adequate personal emergency plans at their homes to ensure they are focused on effectively working as part of the implementation of the overall school, college, or university plan, knowing that they’re loved ones are safe and prepared.
As you prepare for disasters, it is important to 1) know your risks, 2) make a plan and 3) take action. For example, where you live might put you at a higher risk for certain events, like tornados, earthquakes, hazmat spills, or hurricanes. Having a plan in place that considers local resources and where you will be evacuating and sheltering will help you avoid danger. Taking direct action comes when you have a clear and effective plan that is built upon the local resources, skills, and materials you need to keep yourself, your family, and the community safe.
Having basic protective actions put in place before an emergency or disaster at home will improve your family’s ability to stay safe during the emergency and recover after the event. All family members having situational awareness will aid in the development of an effective all-hazard plan and improve the effectiveness of the response. Join our experienced and knowledgeable instructors as they provide you with knowledge, materials, and ability to assist you, your staff, and families to prepare for various disasters. We will identify and discuss various hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks and provide guidance on how to keep your staff and families safe prior to a disaster or emergency.
Participants will be able to:
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Understand the need for preparedness training.
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Demonstrate the skills needed to assess the nature of the disaster or emergency quickly, allowing them to take effective action.
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Create a disaster preparedness toolkit of supplies and emergency funds.
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Decrease potential impacts of hazards.
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Prepare, practice, and implement a disaster plan.
DPrep prioritizes the vertical emergency management approach that outlines the importance of each person in an organization having the knowledge and ability to respond to an emergency event. Those planning for these events include administrative and emergency preparedness staff and those in law enforcement. Teachers, faculty, parents, and students should also have a knowledge of the risks, planning and how to act.
This course is designed specifically for staff and their families to ensure they are prepared prior to an emergency event and ready to act. By having staff and their families prepared as part of an overall emergency plan, this ensures the community-wide, system plan will have a higher likelihood of being implemented effectively.
Effective Crisis Communication
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Develop a proactive media strategy for crisis events
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Learn best practices for press conferences
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Explore common blunders and missteps when communicating with the media
Effective Crisis Communication
Knowing how to successfully navigate and manage high stakes communication at a news conference, during emotional conversations with community members, during hiring and firing meetings, when discussing performance improvement plans, and within the departmental chain of command are essential skills for those asked to speak for the department to third parties. It is essential to have a strategy to communicate effectively, avoid blunders, and manage ‘hot spots’ in a way that addresses the third-party concerns while maintaining the integrity and goals of the department.
This course lays the groundwork necessary for organizations to respond effectively in a crisis or significant event. While communications delivered in daily situations are important, it is critical to understand the difference between daily communication practices and a crisis communication strategy. When done well, those communicating can build and sustain trust and effectively exhibit transparency and authenticity in their communications.
Our expert trainers are experienced in roles as crisis communicators and have not only experienced crisis events that require coordinated responses at the local, state, and federal level, they also have experience with local, national, and international media organizations and the public. As evidenced in recent crisis events, organizations that have identified and deployed crisis communication strategies are noted for their ability to navigate these events successfully.
This course will help participants learn to better navigate communication around crisis events and initiate a response from multiple jurisdictions and agencies. Our instructors will demonstrate the importance of understanding who releases information, when the information should be released, and how the information flows through a system. Emphasis will be placed on how to avoid confusing, conflicting, or inaccurate information being shared.
By developing and deploying a sound crisis communication strategy prior to a crisis incident, organizations put themselves in an advanced position to effectively manage communications with internal and external stakeholders. This, in turn, aids in defining how they can navigate an actual crisis.
Participants will be able to:
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Know what to say and not to say to the media.
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Demonstrate effective techniques and tactics during a news conference.
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Know how to communicate effectively during high stakes conversations such as:
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Development and management of a performance improvement plan (PIP).
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Hiring and firing decisions and implementations.
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Talking with upset community members.
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Build a strategy to communicate effectively and clearly.
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Become aware of and avoid common blunders and missteps.
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Navigate foreseeable hotspots in media communications.
In most institutions, the chief communications officer (CCO) or public information officer (PIO) is charged with the responsibility to provide leadership and direction for the organization’s media relations, public relations and marketing programs, and employee communications. They are also responsible for communicating the institution’s vision, mission, goals, and objectives. In a crisis event, the CCO or the PIO from an institution receives requests from internal and external stakeholders, including the media and other organizations, seeking information from the incident or event. This should be accomplished by the CCO and PIO understanding and following the incident command system (ICS) unified voice concept.
However, every person in an organization is subject to questions from the media, community members, and other third parties involved in a crisis. While funneling media statements and press conferences to a single person is a best practice, educating every person in the organization on these principles is an essential aspect of vertical emergency management. These would include:
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Human resource professionals
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Staff at the director, department head or chairperson levels of leadership
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Those in leadership positions within the institution or organization
Mindset Active Assailant Prevention and Response
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Attend to your surroundings to improve reaction time
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Build the muscle memory to respond quickly in response to the level of threat and danger
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Improve your critical decision making to improve your chances of survival
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Attended a training? View supplemental materials.
Mindset Active Assailant Prevention and Response
DPrep Safety’s Mindset active assailant prevention and response training blends the leading research in psychology, law enforcement, and military theory with our instructor’s practice and experience to emphasize early preparation prior to an attack. Through a trauma-informed approach to instructional design, we educate teachers, administrators, and other employees to increases awareness of their surroundings. This awareness improves reaction time and empowers community members to act rather than becoming frozen by fear or indecision. Mindset helps participants choose the best course of action, leading to a better chance of survival.
There are many approaches to violent assailants and active shooters. Some prioritize fighting and defending against active assailants, others focus on early readiness and live drills to form habits and ensure students and employees know what to do before the incident. Mindset teaches proactive situational awareness connected to practical application. We build the habits and muscle memory to respond quickly to the level of threat and danger. We do this in a trauma-informed practice, which means we consider the past experiences of those we train and design our material to remove obstacles to their understanding and retention of the material.
The training educates and empowers communities and educational institutions by providing best-in-class research and practical techniques to keep students, staff, faculty, and employees safe. Those attending the program walk away empowered and prepared, ready to act.
This training teaches the importance of situational awareness and preparation before an active assailant steps foot onto your campus grounds. Every individual at your school, college, or workplace has the responsibility to be aware of their surroundings and to activate a community wide response when warranted. The response will always be more effective when there is both system-wide and individual preparedness. The system-wide response involves clear communication (rather than code words), lockdown procedures that improve survivability, and target hardening that makes it more difficult for an attacker to carry out their mission. Community members are provided the knowledge needed to improve their critical decision making and improve their chances of survival.
Foundations
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Situational awareness
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Preparedness: system-wide and personal
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Run, hide, defend/fight: taking wise action quickly
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Practice and habit development
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Law enforcement interaction during and after the incident
Situational Awareness
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Understanding approach and attack behaviors
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Early identification of suspicious and out of ordinary behaviors
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Learning the survival arc to reduce time debating the best course of action
Preparation
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System-wide
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Common terminology, safer corners, locked doors
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Visitor controls, limited entrance, CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design)
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Covered windows, bullet resistant glass or film, school maps
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Keys for police/fire, vertical emergency management
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Crisis communication plan
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Collaboration with all first responders
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Personal
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Situational awareness leading to a faster response
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Developing the survival mindset
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Body and stress, changes in gross and fine motor skills
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O.O.D.A. loop
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Critical Decision Making
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Cover and concealment
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Elevated position
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Rate of fire
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Safer corners and fatal funnel
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Understanding the fatal funnel
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Lockdown versus movement
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Lessons from past attacks
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Fire alarms
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Locked doors
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Bomb and fire threat
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Active Response
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What they need to know
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Choosing run, hide, defend/fight
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Identify items that may be used as weapons
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Interacting with law enforcement
We created this course with an awareness of the budgetary needs of schools, colleges, workplaces, and houses of worship.
Virtual
The course is taught in a two-hour virtual format scheduled at a convenient time. We offer a Q&A follow up session with our instructors a week or two following the initial course. The cost of the course is $3500 and this includes a video recording of the course, detailed supplemental handouts, and materials available for a year past the live course date. Additional years of access may be purchased for 10% of the original purchase cost.
In-Person
The course is taught in-person over a three-hour period and can be paired with additional courses or TVRA assessments to take advantage of bundle pricing. The cost of this course is $8500, inclusive of travel. Depending on location and the need for one or two instructors, there is some pricing flexibility.
To schedule a training, please contact bethany@dprep.com.
Any program that keeps people safe in an active assailant scenario must be built on the core theories from the worlds of criminology, psychology, law enforcement and military engagement. Theories covered in the program include:
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Behavioral Threat Assessment. Dr. Brian Van Brunt's book, Harm to Others, summarizes the approach behaviors as they related to targeted, predatory and instrumental violence. Bringing together leading theorists in behavioral threat assessment, this book examines what to attend to prior to a targeted attack on a school, workplace, or house of worship.
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The Bulletproof Mind. Lt. Dave Grossman reviews the practical application of the body under stress in his book The Bullet Proof Mind. Dr. Hart continues this discussion in his book Adrenaline and Stress to help readers understanding how the body reacts under stress and how to become aware of these limitations.
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Active Shooter Events and Response. The research from the ALERT center is well summarized in Blair, Nichols, Burns and Curnutt’s book, Active Shooter Events and Response. Looking at law enforcement response to active shooting events provides important details and insights for those community members, students, faculty and employees who find themselves under attack.
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The Gift of Fear. Gavin de Becker’s book, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence, describes the importance of situational awareness and improving the speed and reaction time when violence is about to occur. Fear is seen as an essential tool in our survival of a critical incident. Fear, when directed away from worry, becomes the preparation that increases the safety of those at risk.
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Vertical Emergency Management. This process teaches the importance of everyone in a school, college, or workplace setting having the knowledge, training, and skills to respond in an emergency scenario. Having a single person or inaccessible “red binder” silos critical response information and limits the ability to have a timely response. Discussed in emergency medical care, both National Incident Management System (NIMS), and Incident Command System (ICS) teach these concepts through Homeland Security.
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Survival Arc. Amanda Ripley introduced the Survival Arc concept in her book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes. The concept is broken down into three elements: denial, deliberation, and decisive action. By helping those under an active threat move past denial more quickly, we help them to reduce deliberation time when choosing a course of action and ultimately move them toward a decisive action more quickly.
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Left of Bang. Left of Bang was written by Patrick Van Horne and Jason Riley and teaches the importance of attending to the moments before something really bad happens. These concepts combine well with the survival arc and OODA loop to improve situational awareness and increase the drive to direct and decisive actions.
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O.O.D.A Loop. This approach to observation and response, Observe, Orient, Decide, Act, was first developed by Colonel John Boyd and has been applied to numerous systems problems in order to improve the speed and reaction during critical incidents. The recent book Beyond OODA: Developing the Orientation for Deception, Conflict and Violence was written by Varg Freeborn outlines the various applications of Boyd’s theory.
Missing Student/Person Protocol
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Develop effective policies and procedures for addressing missing individuals
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Learn how to collaborate with staff and local law enforcement
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Discuss how best to communicate with parents, guardians, and the wider community
Missing Student/Person Protocol
Safety remains a top priority for academic institutions. There are occasions when academic institutions, campus safety and police departments receive reports of missing students or missing persons. This workshop will lead you through the immediate steps staff should take in various departments. These will be critical to initial determination if the individual has been the victim of a crime and/or is in danger, as well as efficiently and efficaciously aiding in the timely locating of the individual. By having a clear process that is consistently followed, we can better the chances of locating the missing individual more quickly while communicating with family, caregivers, and the community around the process. Our presenters will highlight the importance of a clear and consistent policy and protocol that outlines the steps staff and first responders are to take when they receive a request for assistance regarding a missing student/person. The program will include discussion on the importance of confidential contact information and provide practical guidance on the next steps staff, campus safety and police departments can take quickly in a collaborative manner. By working together, the school and local law enforcement will be in a better position to expand a search and allow the most current data to drive future action to locate the student or missing person. By quickly providing the necessary information, law enforcement agencies will be better able to deploy their search and recovery efforts (efforts similar to other emergency relief and disaster plans). Those who attend this program will more clearly understand what needs to be done, who is responsible to take these actions, and how the information is disseminated to the community and caregivers.
Mitigating Bias in Information Gathering, Decision Making and Interventions
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Understand the nature and sources of bias
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Understand common types of bias
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Learn how to mitigate bias to improve accuracy and validity in our practices
Mitigating Bias in Information Gathering, Decision Making and Interventions
We all have bias. Bias impacts the way we see the world and make choices about how we interact with others. The goal of this workshop is to better understand and mitigate bias in our processes, not the removal of bias. This training provides an opportunity to explore how each of us sees the world and widens the aperture of awareness when working with others through assessment, crisis de-escalation and interventions. This workshop teaches the importance of improving the accuracy and validity of our processes as it applies to the three critical areas of gathering information, making decisions, and developing interventions.
Protecting the Flock: Safety and Security for Communities of Faith
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Understand the physical and behavioral vulnerabilities within your faith community
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Develop a safety and security plan to be prepared and reduce legal risk
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Learn practice skills in behavioral assessment and crisis de-escalation for your team
Protecting the Flock: Safety and Security for Communities of Faith
Join Retired ATF Senior Special Agent Nina Delgadillo and behavioral threat expert Dr. Brian Van Brunt as they share with you a layered security approach to keeping congregants safe. Houses of worship present a target to those planning violence against certain ideologies and communities and we have a duty to prepare to respond to these dangers. Our seasoned presenters will share with you the importance of developing a safety and security plan that includes both an assessment of physical security measures (cameras, fences, bollards, doors, refuge points) and behavioral threat assessment concepts (risk factors for targeted violence, behavioral indicators for violence potential).
The training is useful for greeters, ushers, leadership team members, volunteers, members of your safety and security team, and any community members with past medical, law enforcement or psychological training. Drawing from core concepts in law enforcement, psychology and threat assessment, this training offers a wide range of content useful for new and seasoned teams alike. From crisis de-escalation skills to developing policy and procedures to responding in the event of an active threat, this program will offer clear, well-researched and practical advice proven to reduce the risk of violence and save lives.
This one-day course spends the two morning sessions introducing and reviewing key concepts related to emergency preparedness planning and the importance of adopting a prevention, intervention, post-vention approach. Core concepts in physical security as well as behavioral assessment of threat indicators will be discussed. In the afternoon sessions, our team will share three programs developed by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency offered in a “train-the-trainer” capacity, leaving the group with the ability to teach core concepts related to the Power of Hello, Crisis De-escalation, and Behavioral Threat Indicators. The course will end with a review of important response training related to an active shooter.
Module One: Introduction and Preventions, Intervention and Post-Vention
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Presenter’s introduction and course outline
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Case examples from past attacks and disruptive behaviors
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Understanding a vertical emergency management approach
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Developing a preparedness mindset (growth vs. fixed)
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Prevention
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The role of behavioral risk/threat assessment
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Defining and developing an emergency operation plan (EOP) and COOP
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ICS/NIMS and FEMA courses
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Situational awareness and all-hazard preparedness
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Intervention
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Crisis de-escalation and hostage negotiation
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Active shooter/violent intruder response
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First aid, CPR & Stop the Bleed
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Post-venation
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Crisis media communications
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Critical incident stress management
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Core principals of an after-action report (AAR)
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Module Two: Behavioral Threat and Physical Security
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Core Concepts in Behavioral Threat Analysis
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Affective and targeted violence
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Transient and substantive threat
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Behavioral threat indicators
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Physical Security and Threat Violence Risk Assessments (TVRA)
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Hardening the target
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Physical TVRA core principles
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TVRA checklist
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Practical exercise: walk through of the facility
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Module Three: Train-the-Trainer
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Behavioral Threat Indicators
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The Power of Hello
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Crisis De-escalation
Module Four: Active Shooter/Violent Intruder (90 min)
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Understand the pathway to violence and what you can do to disrupt it
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Your response during an active threat
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What you can expect to happen when law enforcement responds
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Create a plan, practice the plan and execute the plan
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Be Informed, Be Empowered, Be Prepared, Be Ready!
We created this course with an awareness of the budgetary needs of houses of worship. While there is a temptation to increase billing through expanding course concepts into multiple days, our goal is to deliver the information efficiently and with fidelity.
We offer two options for pricing for virtual or in-person trainings.
Flat Fee Pricing
Cost for Virtual Program
The course is taught in five 90-minute virtual classes scheduled at a convenient time faith community. The cost is course is $6500.
Cost for In-Person
The course is taught in-person in an eight-hour format. The cost of this course is $8500, inclusive of travel for two presenters.
Per Person Cost*
Cost for Virtual Program
The course is taught in five 90-minute virtual classes scheduled at a convenient time for the group. The cost is $285 per person.
Cost for In-Person
The course is taught in-person in an eight-hour format. The cost is $285 per person.
* The per person cost is available when the presenters are traveling near the community and/or with a potential minimum. This option also works well when there are additional community members that may like to attend to off-set the total cost.
We host a unique website for the training class that contains all the materials below.
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For virtual trainings, recordings of each of the online classes to allow for content review and introducing concepts to new members (based on group purchases)
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Supplemental documents, materials, and handouts including:
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TVRA Checklist
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Beyond the Red Flags article on preventing school shootings
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Back to School Safety Planning
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Tabletop exercises and case studies
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Supplemental guide on addressing disruptive and dangerous behavior
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Train-the-trainer
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Supplemental materials and slide deck on the Power of Hello
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Supplemental materials and slide deck for Crisis De-escalation
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Supplemental materials and slide deck for Behavioral Threat Indicators
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SRO and Campus Safety Series
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Addressing Criminal and Student Conduct Complaints
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Law Enforcement
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Missing Student/Person Protocol
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Mitigating Bias in Information Gathering and Decision Making
Why this is program important:
School resource officers (SROs), campus safety officers, and law enforcement often find themselves in the position of responding to both complaints and concerns that have criminal implications and those limited to school or college conduct and discipline policy violations (non-criminal). SROs and campus police should have a clear understanding and accompanying procedure of how to respond to both criminal and non-criminal matters as they impact the school climate. Successful SRO and campus safety programs adopt a continuous education process for the school community, so they can reduce conflict and avoid surprises. This understanding and education within the school then becomes essential in the development of formal and informal memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements with outside agencies and departments.
Law enforcement professionals working outside of the school environment need to develop a detailed understanding of conflicts and miscommunications that occur when interacting with K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The program provides law enforcement professionals the opportunity to improve their understanding and communication with schools and colleges within their area of responsibilities.
Program overview:
This course reviews the importance of the school resource officers and campus safety officers developing a firm understanding and grounding in terms of criminal and non-criminal matters as they occur within the school or college climate. Additionally, law enforcement agencies working with schools, colleges, and universities will be able to improve their communication with SROs and campus law enforcement. The course provides clear examples of how to differentiate criminal and non-criminal incidents and the importance of educating and communicating within the school community. Supplemental materials include checklists, common examples of incident responses, and information on educating the community and BIT/CARE on the difference between criminal and non-criminal actions.
Participants will be able to:
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Understand common examples of criminal incidents that occur within a school including threats, sexual assault, physical violence, and weapons possession.
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Understand common examples of non-criminal incidents including behavioral escalations, minor conduct violations, and non-compliance in the classroom.
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Understand about several missteps that occur when SROs and campus safety officers respond to various types of concerns and complaints.
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Discuss ways to work collaboratively within the school to ensure a multidisciplinary, culturally informed, and team-based approach.
We all have bias. Bias impacts the way we see the world and make choices about how we interact with others. The goal of this workshop is to better understand and mitigate bias in our processes, not the removal of bias. This training provides an opportunity to explore how each of us sees the world and widens the aperture of awareness when working with others through assessment, crisis de-escalation and interventions. This workshop teaches the importance of improving the accuracy and validity of our processes as it applies to the three critical areas of gathering information, making decisions, and developing interventions.
Safety remains a top priority for academic institutions. There are occasions when academic institutions, campus safety and police departments receive reports of missing students or missing persons. This workshop will lead you through the immediate steps staff should take in various departments. These will be critical to initial determination if the individual has been the victim of a crime and/or is in danger, as well as efficiently and efficaciously aiding in the timely locating of the individual. By having a clear process that is consistently followed, we can better the chances of locating the missing individual more quickly while communicating with family, caregivers, and the community around the process. Our presenters will highlight the importance of a clear and consistent policy and protocol that outlines the steps staff and first responders are to take when they receive a request for assistance regarding a missing student/person. The program will include discussion on the importance of confidential contact information and provide practical guidance on the next steps staff, campus safety and police departments can take quickly in a collaborative manner. By working together, the school and local law enforcement will be in a better position to expand a search and allow the most current data to drive future action to locate the student or missing person. By quickly providing the necessary information, law enforcement agencies will be better able to deploy their search and recovery efforts (efforts similar to other emergency relief and disaster plans). Those who attend this program will more clearly understand what needs to be done, who is responsible to take these actions, and how the information is disseminated to the community and caregivers.
We all have bias. Bias impacts the way we see the world and make choices about how we interact with others. The goal of this workshop is to better understand and mitigate bias in our processes, not the removal of bias. This training provides an opportunity to explore how each of us sees the world and widens the aperture of awareness when working with others through assessment, crisis de-escalation and interventions. This workshop teaches the importance of improving the accuracy and validity of our processes as it applies to the three critical areas of gathering information, making decisions, and developing interventions.
Our Team
Baron K. Brown, EdD, MPA, MBA
CPS HR Consulting
