Secret Service Releases Guide to Prevent Mass Violence

The guide aims to help local law enforcement establish behavioral threat assessment units to thwart potential attacks.

The Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has issued a framework for state and local law enforcement to prevent mass shootings and targeted violence.
The guide emphasizes establishing behavioral threat assessment units, which can vary in size depending on resources, to proactively identify and manage potential threats.
It highlights the importance of focusing on behavior rather than demographics to identify risks, urging the use of various reporting methods like apps and online forms.
Funding for these units is available through the Department of Homeland Security's Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program.
The initiative follows a rise in political violence and recent assassination attempts, underscoring the need for structured threat assessment systems.