This Week in School and Campus Safety


Good morning,


This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program shares information on the 2025 Will County School Safety Summit, and promotes the upcoming classes on Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations, effective communication principles, and Advanced Digital Threat Assessment®.


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Respectfully,


Laura Black

le-black@wiu.edu

Program Coordinator

Illinois School and Campus Safety Program

Will County School Safety Summit on January 10th


The Will County Regional Office of Education is holding the 2025 Will County School Safety Summit on January 10, 2025, in Romeoville from 8am - 4pm. The keynote speakers for the summit are AJ DeAndrea and John-Michael Keyes. For more information and to register, click here.

There's Still Time to Register!

Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® via Zoom on Dec. 5th


There's still time to register for the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® class being held via Zoom on December 5th, 2024. 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!

Effective Communication Principles Before, During, and After Critical Incidents December 13th in

Des Plaines, IL


There's still time to register for the Effective Communication Principles Before, During, and After Critical Incidents class on December 13, 2024, in Des Plaines, IL.


This training provides attendees comprehensive education on the subject of communications. Throughout the training, attendees will learn about the importance of building relationships with the media and the community through routine communications. The training will also provide guidance on how to prepare for a crisis communications event and what to do should that day happen. Finally, instruction will wrap up with discussion on how to effectively communicate after a critical incident.


For more information and to register, click here.

Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations December 17-18th in Peoria, IL


The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class will be held December 17-18, 2024, in Peoria, 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.

Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations January 7-8th in Macomb, IL


The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class will be held January 7-8, 2025, 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 Conferences


Joint Annual Conference - Chicago, IL - November 22-24, 2024


2025 Will County School Safety Summit - January 10, 2025

Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org
schoolsafety@iletsbei.com