New Online DHS Course – Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention

The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis, National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Office partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to release an eLearning module for the public titled, “Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention.” The purpose of the course is to educate community stakeholders on identifying threatening or potentially concerning behaviors and where to report them, providing an opportunity for intervention to prevent targeted violence from occurring.

It seeks to assist in preventing targeted violence by empowering community members to recognize threats or potentially concerning behaviors, understand what behaviors may be displayed by a person who is on a pathway to violence, learn where to report information of concern, and understand how the information reported will be used to keep our community safe. Additionally, the U.S. Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators booklet (2021 edition), which provides possible indicators to help identify observable behaviors that could inform whether individuals or groups are preparing to engage in violent extremist activities, and resources available through the Nationwide Suspicious Activity (SAR) Initiative (NSI) are valuable complementary resources to utilize in addition to the new course. Access the learning module at DHS.