Early recognition, intervention, and referral are critical to providing appropriate resources and preventing violence before it occurs. All members of our community are an essential part of this mission and, thus, should share incidents, observations, or communications that create concern about potential violence. Behavioral Assessment Teams do not provide emergency response services. If violence occurs or appears imminent, please contact 911 immediately.
Threat assessment and management is not profiling or prediction. Behavioral Assessment Teams do not presume that individuals referred to its process will act violently; have engaged in or will engage in criminal wrongdoing; or violated applicable standards of conduct. Behavioral Assessment Teams also do not serve as a disciplinary body; instead, referrals are made to appropriate University and/or law enforcement authorities regarding violent or threatening behavior.
Behavioral Assessment Teams engage in a dynamic process that attempts to understand a person’s motivation and capability regarding violence; to increase protective factors against violence; to anticipate and minimize triggering events; and to protect and to support potential targets. Members of the teams treat all people with dignity and respect and believe this is fundamental to the University’s violence prevention efforts.