New Course! - North East Multi-Regional Training, Inc.

Unless otherwise indicated, cancellations must be received by NEMRT 7 days prior to the beginning of a course in order to
avoid being billed for that course. Exceptions will be noted where applicable.
K-12 Student Threat
Assessment
PAT196R
Jan. 24, 2012
Algonquin Police Department
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Member Tuition: None
Non-Member Tuition: None
Limit: 3 per Dept.
Winter 2011-12 In-Service Course Catalog
This course will give those tasked with school violence prevention the latest skills and
strategies to prevent school violence. An experienced team of instructors will share the latest
research, various best practices, and worthwhile threat assessment models to help police and
schools improve their behavioral threat assessment skills.
Studies show that school violence is rarely impulsive. Violence planning behaviors are often
observable. Other children often have had knowledge of an imminent attack or of one likely
to occur.
Emphasis throughout this course will be on improving observations, analysis, and
implementing timely decision-making skills by key decision makers and their fellow team
members.
Ample materials, resources, and operational guidelines will be introduced addressing the
following:
- Intervention and Interview protocols
- How Illinois laws impact operations
- Identifying threatening and aberrant behaviors
- Evaluating the risk level of the threat
- How to provide appropriate interventions
- Utilizing a case management approach
- What to do when your resources are limited.
A multi-disciplinary team approach will be introduced. These teams are often comprised of
school administration, key faculty members, coulseling/psychological service personnel,
school resource officers, police, school attorneys, and other community services/mental
health agencies.
Research ranges from information gathered from such national experts as the F.B.I.'s
National Center for Violent Crime, U.S. Secret Service, to the U.S. Department of
Education.
Agencies may pre-register two officers, as well as an additional two non-sworn personnel
from their jurisdiction.
This course is sponsored by: The Illinois State Board of Education, in partnership with the
Illinois Terrorism Taskforce.
Any school, fire, or ESDA personnel must be pre-registered by a NEMRT member agency
by fax transmission (630-896-4422). No direct pre-registrations will be accepted by the
NEMRT registrar for non-law enforcement personnel.
This class will be taught by Ron Ellis and Associates.
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