This Week in School and Campus Safety

Good morning,

This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program provides information on Behavioral Threat Assessment, and links to an article from Campus Security & Life Safety where Riverside, IL Police Chief Tom Weitzel recounts his story of working with a security integrator.

Thank you for your interest in school and campus safety. However, if you wish to no longer receive our emails, just let me know and I will remove you from our contacts list.

Respectfully,

Laura Black
le-black@wiu.edu
Program Coordinator
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
A Police Chief's Perspective on the Importance of Collaboration Between Law Enforcement and Security Integrators

In a recent article in Campus Security & Life Safety, Riverside, IL Police Chief Tom Weitzel recounted his experience with a security integrator and the importance of creating collaborative partnerships with them. In short, after realizing there seemed to be tension between law enforcement and security integrators, and then working with one himself, Chief Weitzel provides advice on creating partnerships, saying "'I think that the best way to go about it is to approach them collaboratively and say ‘I don’t really want you to be a integrator. I want you to partner with me—I want you to partner for school security, so we’re both on the same level.'" To read the article in full, click here.
Behavioral Threat Assessment

In a perfect world there would be no need for Behavioral Threat Assessment. As it stands, with bullying, mental health and wellness issues, overwhelming amounts of stressors, and tragic precedents, the fear of school and campus violence is not unfounded. Behavioral Threat Assessment plays a key role in the prevention of violence by helping identify aberrant behavior and assessing threat levels. In an effort to provide increased understanding and application of Behavioral Threat Assessment, we would like to share with you the resources we have gathered on both our K-12 and Higher Education behavioral threat assessment pages on the Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center website.
Upcoming Classes
K-12 Classes

Student Behavioral Threat Assessment
November 14, 2019 - Hillside
November 25, 2019 - Joliet
December 6, 2019 - Chicago Heights
December 9, 2019 - Joliet

Advanced Student Behavioral Threat Assessment

Understanding & Planning for School Bomb Incidents and Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings

Higher Ed Classes

Forming a Campus Behavioral Threat Assessment Team

Understanding & Planning for School Bomb Incidents and Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings

For more information on these and other upcoming classes, contact Laura Black at le-black@wiu.edu or at 309-298-2646.
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org
schoolsafety@iletsbei.com