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Active Shooter Awareness Guidance
Abstract: Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15 minutes... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Active Threat Response Training Resources
Abstract: Given the increasing number and consistency of active shooter incidents, thousands of first responders, including police/law enforcement, campus public safety officials, and security officers, have undertaken active shooter or active threat trainings.... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Bringing Calm to Chaos
Abstract: On December 2, 2015, at 10:59 AM, the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, came under attack. Many of the lessons learned during the response to the attack tie into the principles of community policing and continue to build on the body... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
CIT Center
Abstract: The Memphis Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is an innovative police based first responder program that provides law enforcement based crisis intervention training for helping those individuals with mental illness. CIT works in partnership with those in... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
URL: CIT Center
Domestic Violence Lethality Screen For First Responders
Abstract: The Lethality Screen is a field tool adapted from Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell’s Danger Assessment, a screening instrument used by counselors and clinicians to assess a victim’s risk of homicide or severe re-assault. The Lethality Screen is a tool used as part... (read more)
Publication Date: 2005
Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials
Abstract: The Governance Guide serves as a comprehensive tool that provides recommendations and best practices for emergency communications officials at all levels of government to establish, assess, and update governance structures that represent all emergency... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials Fact Sheet
Abstract: In 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) with the emphasis on enhancing decision-making, coordination, and planning for emergency communications... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) Online Training Institute (OLTI)
Abstract: The OLTI provides free, state-of-the art training to anyone who is interested, on the topic of criminal justice response to sexual assault. The OLTI offers the opportunity for interested professionals to expand their knowledge of cutting edge... (read more)
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Enhancing Communications Interoperability: General Guidance and Recommendations for Interoperability-related Governance
Abstract: This document presents general information about the role, structure, and operations of governing bodies charged with improving communications interoperability at the local, regional, tribal, or state level. Material and information presented in this... (read more)
Publication Date: 2006
Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders
Abstract: These recommendations are the result of a Federal Interagency Working Group coordinated by the White House National Security Council. Stakeholder associations and organizations representing the medical, public health, law enforcement, Fire/EMS, and... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
Fentanyl: A Briefing Guide for First Responders
Abstract: In the last several years, U.S. Law Enforcement has seen a dramatic increase in the availability of dangerous synthetic opioids. A large majority of these synthetic opioids are structural derivatives of the synthetic drug fentanyl. Fentanyl is a... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents
Abstract: Recent improvised explosive device (IED) and active shooter incidents reveal that some traditional practices of first responders need to be realigned and enhanced to improve survivability of victims and the safety of first responders caring for them.... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Guidance to First Responders for the Active Assailant Incident
Abstract: The goal of this document is to provide guidance and share best practices to local officials on planning, training, equipping (including personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as the stages of response and recovery. It includes recommendations on... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Online Toolkit
Abstract: The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office for Victim Assistance and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism developed this toolkit to help... (read more)
Publication Date: 2015
Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit
Abstract: RAND researchers created this tool to advance efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass attacks in the United States. The goal of this tool is to provide practical strategies and guidance on deterring,... (read more)
Publication Date: 2022
URL: Mass Attacks Defense
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
Abstract: The NDPC is a partnership of several nationally recognized organizations whose membership is based on the urgent need to address the counter-terrorism preparedness needs of the nation's emergency first responders within the context of all hazards... (read more)
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National Emergency Communications Plan
Abstract: Emergency communications is a shared mission across all levels of government; the private sector, including private cultural and educational institutions; nongovernmental organizations; and even the public. The 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment
Abstract: The primary objective of this project is to understand model policies and practices across a spectrum of disciplines and provider types that will lead to a better prepared EMS deployment to mass care incidents. While not a comprehensive guidance document... (read more)
Publication Date: 2012
Police Departments’ Use of the Lethality Assessment Program: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation
Abstract: This quasi-experimental evaluation examined the effectiveness of the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), a collaboration between police and social service providers that aimed to decrease rates of repeat, severe, lethal and near-lethal domestic violence... (read more)
Publication Date: 2014
Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident: Workshop Summary
Abstract: The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop to examine the current capabilities of emergency response systems and the future opportunities to improve mass... (read more)
Publication Date: 2011
Preparing for the Unimaginable: How chiefs can safeguard officer mental health before and after mass casualty events
Abstract: The goal of this guide is to provide law enforcement executives with best practices regarding first responder mental health best practices learned from colleagues unfortunate enough to have experienced a mass casualty event. The National Alliance on... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Regional Intrastate Governance Guide for Interoperable Emergency Communications Efforts
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) developed, with stakeholder input, this guide to provide recommendations for implementing a robust, stakeholder-driven, governance system focusing on emergency... (read more)
Publication Date: 2010
Responding to an Active Shooter Event: First Officer Considerations
Abstract: This VALOR webinar was held on August 16, 2016. Participants learned about active shooter events and considerations that law enforcement officers should be aware of when responding to an active shooter event. Leading experts from the Advanced Law... (read more)
Publication Date: 2016
Response to Victims of Crime Concepts and Issues Paper
Abstract: This paper is designed to accompany the Model Policy on Response to Victims of Crime established by the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center. It provides essential background material and supporting documentation on the developmental philosophy... (read more)
Publication Date: 2010
Response to Victims of Crime Model Policy
Abstract: The purpose of this policy is to emphasize that an effective response to the needs of crime victims is an integral part of the law enforcement mission. This essential function, performed by both sworn and civilian personnel, should address victims' needs... (read more)
Publication Date: 2010
Review of the University of Arizona’s Safety and Security Environment
Abstract: "On October 5, 2022, a respected professor and community leader, Dr. Thomas Meixner, was shot and killed in the John W. Harshbarger (“Harshbarger”) building by the alleged suspect (“the Subject”), a former University of Arizona graduate student.
On... (read more)
Publication Date: 04/24/2023
Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC)
Abstract: The nation's rural emergency responders face unique challenges when compared to their urban counterparts. In recognizing the need for consistent, quality training which addresses those challenges, Congress and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... (read more)
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SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Abstract: This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Sections of the toolkit cover opioid use disorder facts, five essential... (read more)
Publication Date: 2018
The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault
Abstract: The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for First Responders in Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Victim Advocacy is part of the National Institute of Justice's translational criminology seminar series and features Dr. Rebecca Campbell of... (read more)
Publication Date: 2012
Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT)
Abstract: In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, awarded a grant to Northeastern University's Institute on Urban Health Research and Practice to work with stakeholders in the field to develop the Vicarious... (read more)
Publication Date: 2017
Writing Guide for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Abstract: SAFECOM helps the public safety community and local, tribal, state, and federal policy makers address critical elements for success as they plan and implement interoperability solutions. SAFECOM developed the Interoperability Continuum that visually... (read more)
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