Threat Assessment

Catalog description

In this 8-week course you will learn the essential foundations of threat assessment. This will include the examining key theories, concepts and research relevant to identifying, assessing and managing threats of targeted violence. The course will cover the pathway to targeted violence, risk factors and warning behaviors for targeted violence, use of different assessment tools, interviewing, information gathering, and beginning the development of a multidisciplinary threat assessment team. In addition, the course will include information on the legal and ethical implications of threat assessment and management for those practicing in the field by reviewing key components of the body of knowledge for the exam to become a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) for the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP).