The Student Threat Assessment System is a multi-agency structure located in Salem, Oregon, but serving the mid-Willamette Valley in Oregon. The system operates within a community that has centralized education resources, risk management and security resources, public mental health and the presence of law enforcement. It has been adapted to address the rural communities with limited resources or resources contracted through providers located in urban centers.

The adult Advisory Team is a multi-agency collaboration addressing threats of violence for the adult population within Marion County, Oregon.

We are available to consult with school districts and communities on the development of a Student Threat Assessment System and/or the adult Threat Advisory Team; however, we strongly suggest consideration of the formation of both teams, as schools and communities have clearly been the target of violence from both youth and adults.

From the publisher:

Assessing Student Threats: A Handbook for Implementing the Salem-Keizer System is a manual for the implementation of a threat assessment system that follows the recommendations of the Safe Schools Initiative and the prescriptive outline provided by the FBI. 

Written from an educator's perspective with contributing authors from law enforcement, public mental health and the district attorney's office, this book contains an introduction to the basic concepts of threat assessment, a review of the research, and an outlined process for the application of a comprehensive yet expeditious multi-disciplinary system. 

The book also includes the protocols needed to assess threats, document concerns and interventions, and track the progress of supervision. As extra features, there are chapters on site security, community safety, adult threat assessment, and an adaptation of the system for higher education.

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