The Department of Homeland Security, (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis, National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Office has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to release an eLearning module for the public titled, “Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention".
Length: ~1 hour
Audience: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Private Sector Homeland Security Partners and Community Members
Goal: To educate the public on threatening or potentially concerning behaviors and where to report them, providing an opportunity for intervention to prevent targeted violence from occurring. It seeks to assist in preventing targeted violence by empowering community members to:
- Recognize threats or potentially concerning behaviors
- Understand what behaviors may be displayed by a person who is on a pathway to violence
- Learn where to report information of concern
- Understand how the information reported will be used to keep our community safe
Link to the class: Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
