This Week in School and Campus Safety

Good morning,

This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program provides information and resources for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month, as well as promoting the upcoming classes on Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations, Developing Emergency Operations Plans, Advanced Digital Threat Assessment, and Campus Threat Assessment & Management.

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Respectfully,

Laura Black
le-black@wiu.edu
Program Coordinator
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center's webpage shares resources, social media graphics, historical information, information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and more. The website even includes pages on Building Safe Online Communities and Keeping Kids Safe Online.
Child Abuse Prevention Month

In addition to being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Childwelfare.gov National Child Abuse Prevention Month website features resources including a prevention resource guide, publications, graphics and GIFs, and more.
Last Chance to Register!
Developing Emergency Operations Plans K-12 Train-the-Trainer April 21st in Edwardsville

This is the last chance to register for the Developing Emergency Operations Plans K-12 101 Train-the-Trainer class being held in Edwardsville, Il on April 21st. This class presents Federal guidance on school emergency management planning, including the recommended six step planning process to create a high-quality school EOP. This planning process is designed to help develop a plan, conduct a comprehensive review of the entire plan, or conduct periodic & incremental reviews of plan components.
 
For more information and to register, click here.
Last Chance to Register!
Advanced Digital Threat Assessment via Zoom
on April 19th

This is the last chance to register for the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment class on April 19th from 9:30 am-4:00 pm via Zoom. Building upon the Digital Threat Assessment class by Safer Schools Together, Advanced Digital Threat Assessment advances participants' understanding of finding and curating relevant digital information consistent with real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenarios. Significant engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given a true-to-life mock scenario. For more information and to register, click here.
There's Still Time to Register!
Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations
April 26-27th in Macomb

There is still time to register for the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class April 26-27th in Macomb, IL. Class objectives include:

• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
 
For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Session of Campus Threat Assessment and Management
May 31st-June 1st in Charleston

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held May 31st-June 1st, 2023, in Charleston, IL. This two-day workshop for institutions of higher education featuring Gene Deisinger, Ph.D will help participants to better understand the dynamics of targeted violence and to develop and enhance strategies for early identification, assessment, and intervention with concerning situations. For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Sessions of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage
and Cyber Investigations
in Normal, Edwardsville, and Moline

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce three additional sessions of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class including:




This class includes:
• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org
schoolsafety@iletsbei.com