Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program, this webinar is part of the BJA SLATT Program’s continued effort to provide law enforcement professionals with specialized training and resources to combat terrorism and targeted violence.  Violent extremism changes over time.  Motivations and ideologies increase or decrease in prevalence, interact with the information environment in new and different ways, and generate violence featuring different weapons, tactics, and targets.  Appreciating the changing threat landscape allows our professional law enforcement community to remain nimble, anticipate organizational needs, and foster relationships that will be most effective in protecting the public.  Please join the SLATT Program and guest speaker William Braniff, Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) and a professor of the practice at the University of Maryland, as he discusses the changing threat landscape of terrorism and violent extremism.  This no-cost Web event is open to sworn law enforcement personnel, law enforcement agency personnel (such as analysts with intelligence responsibilities), fusion center personnel, and those with a homeland security-related mission.

When: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET

Published by the National Policing Institute, this report analyzes an averted school attack at a Michigan high school and an act of targeted violence carried out by the intended school attacker three years later.  This incident highlights the need for ongoing engagement and management of subjects of concern during and after incarceration and the need for collaborative multidisciplinary interventions to prevent acts of targeted mass violence that may endure after mitigating an initial crisis.

Published by the National Institute of Justice, this article discusses an NIJ-sponsored study, bridging two leading databases on extremist hate and violence, which found that individuals in both have been influenced by social media, and their Web platform choices may mirror those of the general population.  A key finding was that extremists in the study group may mirror the general population in their use of various social media platforms, particularly in terms of reliance on Facebook.  Although the sample size was relatively small, and less than 20 percent of the individuals sampled said they used Facebook, use of Facebook was found to be significantly higher than that of any other social media platform.  The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) conducted the study of social media usage as a part of a broader investigation tapping two major national databases of extremist events and individuals.

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will discuss best practices for joint responses to major incidents.  Participants will learn how maintaining strong relationships and best practices can help law enforcement agencies achieve the best possible results for informing their communities and embracing connectivity. 

When: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERSP), this training will help participants improve safety on the roadway.  The course will discuss best practices and tactics to improve your safety during traffic stops, emergency response driving, all-weather driving, and roadway operations while outside your vehicle. This training course will be held via the Zoom platform. 

When: Thursday, May 5, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET