Overview
- The Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has issued a framework for state and local law enforcement to prevent mass shootings and targeted violence.
- The guide emphasizes establishing behavioral threat assessment units, which can vary in size depending on resources, to proactively identify and manage potential threats.
- It highlights the importance of focusing on behavior rather than demographics to identify risks, urging the use of various reporting methods like apps and online forms.
- Funding for these units is available through the Department of Homeland Security's Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program.
- The initiative follows a rise in political violence and recent assassination attempts, underscoring the need for structured threat assessment systems.