Active Threat Courses

• Recognize Behavioral Indicators: Identify signs such as body language, behaviors, and facial expressions that could indicate the potential for violent incidents.

• Understand Workplace Violence Statistics: Be aware of the frequency of incidents involving intruders in the workplace, using data from sources like the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.

• Identify Workplace Risk Factors: Recognize and understand inherent risks in the workplace that could contribute to violence.

• Know Law Enforcement Capabilities: Understand what law enforcement can and cannot do in emergency situations, including their response limitations.

• Acknowledge Response Time: Realize that violent intruder events are often over before law enforcement arrives, or may end shortly after the intruder becomes aware of law enforcement’s presence.

• Emphasize Training and Awareness: Appreciate the importance of awareness, education, and training for frontline staff who regularly interact with the public.

• Understand Attacker Motivations: Learn about the goals and motivations behind attackers’ actions.

• Implement Lockdown and Lockout Procedures: Use lockdown procedures to protect employees and customers, and lockout methods to prevent intruders from entering.

• Address Normalcy Bias: Recognize and overcome the tendency to underestimate or ignore potential threats due to a belief that nothing unusual will happen.

• Know How to Respond to Lockdown Failures: Be prepared with alternative strategies if a lockdown fails.

• Understand the Run, Hide, Fight Paradigm: Familiarize yourself with the principles of running from danger, hiding when necessary, and fighting as a last resort.

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