Behavioral Threat Assessment Training and Resources - Arkansas Center for School Safety Arkansas Center for School Safety

The Arkansas Center for School Safety (the Center) has been awarded a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to assist Arkansas school districts, both public and private, to develop effective behavioral threat assessment teams and processes. Threat assessment is a critical component of preventing school shootings and other targeted violence on campus.

THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS:

Threat Assessment Toolkit
The toolkit includes guidance and resources for implementing a behavioral threat assessment team and introduces the concept of threat assessment in schools.

Introduction to Behavioral Threat Assessment ONLINE
This one-hour course will highlight research findings regarding the thoughts and behaviors of individuals who perpetuate acts of targeted violence, processes to develop a school threat assessment team and guidance on community engagement and overcoming the Bystander Effect.

Basic Behavior Threat Assessment
This seven-hour course explores the basic procedures and guidelines for threat assessment teams. Topics include strategies for diverting students on a violent trajectory, components of threat assessment policies and procedures, defining and identifying behaviors for assessment screenings and levels of interventions needed to deter acts of violence.

PLEASE NOTE: This course includes interactive scenarios designed for actual teams. It is recommended that all members or potential members of a school threat assessment team should attend the same course delivery.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ANY OF THESE RESOURCES.

For more information, contact: Wilson Short, ACSS Coordinator • 501-570-8098 • [email protected]