Preventing Targeted Violence and Terrorism
This document compiles key considerations for the design and delivery of targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP) programs. It is informed by past materials produced for the Prevention Practitioners Network, as well as a series of workshops organized for members of the emerging Network over the course of two years, from October 2020 to October 2022.
This guidebook starts with an overview of the targeted violence threat landscape in the US, with a focus on white supremacy, anti-government violence, internationally-inspired terrorism, and emerging threat considerations regarding extreme misogynistic subcultures online. It then dives into the use and development of multi-actor teams to address targeted violence, including the types of professions that should be involved, roles and responsibilities, and other considerations for establishing such a team.
This guidebook then provides a short overview of primary prevention, including what such programs may look like. Finally, a framework is provided for the development and delivery of behavioral interventions, with an overview provided per stage of case management (intake, assessment, management and aftercare), as well as legal and other considerations for developing such a process. Checklists and other tools are provided to help practitioners that seek to develop their capacity to deliver intervention programs.
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